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Podcast: One on One Interviews (LS 27 · TOP 10% what is this?)
Episode: Tien Tzuo of Zuora: In Five Years You Won’t Buy Anything, but Subscribe to Everything
Pub date: 2016-10-14

Tien Tzuo, cofounder and CEO of Zuora, introduced us to what the SE was back then. And last week, I had the opportunity to catch up to Tien at the Zuora headquarters to see where we’re at today with subscription business models. He talks about how far the business model has come in those five plus years, how latest technologies like IoT and machine learning is changing the subscription business, and why he feels that five years from now we may not be buying anything the traditional way.

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Podcast: TEK2day Podcast (LS 25 · TOP 10% what is this?)
Episode: Ep. 273: A Conversation with Zuora (tkr: ZUO) co-founder & CEO Tien Tzuo
Pub date: 2019-04-09

The Subscription Economy - Our Conversation with “Subscription Economy” Pioneer and Zuora (tkr: ZUO), co-founder and CEO Tien Tzuo. Look for the full article tomorrow at TEK2day.com

Tien's book "Subscribed": https://www.amazon.com/Subscribed-Subscription-Model-Companys-Future/dp/0525536469

Zuora's Subscription Economy Index ("SEI"): https://www.zuora.com/2018/09/19/the-subscription-economy-index-update-fall-2018/

CEORater Profile: https://www.ceorater.com/ceo/956/923/Tien-Tzuo

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Subscribed: Why the Subscription Model Will Be Your Company's Future - and What to Do About It

Podcast: The Soul of Enterprise: Business in the Knowledge Economy (LS 43 · TOP 1.5% what is this?)
Episode: Interview with Tien Tzuo
Pub date: 2019-02-22

Ron and Ed are honored to have Tien Tzuo as a Guest on the program.

Tien currently serves as CEO of Zuora (NYSE:ZUO), a company he co-founded in 2007 and took public in 2018.

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Podcast: The Soul of Enterprise: Business in the Knowledge Economy (LS 43 · TOP 1.5% what is this?)
Episode: Interview with Tien Tzuo
Pub date: 2019-02-22

Ron and Ed are honored to have Tien Tzuo as a Guest on the program.

Tien currently serves as CEO of Zuora (NYSE:ZUO), a company he co-founded in 2007 and took public in 2018.

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Podcast: Think Bold, Be Bold (LS 36 · TOP 3% what is this?)
Episode: Transitioning to a Subscription Economy with Tien Tzuo - Ep# 142
Pub date: 2018-08-01

Overview: In this episode, CEO and Co-Founder of Zuora, and Best-Selling Author of “SUBSCRIBED,” Tien Tzuo comes on the Think Bold, Be Bold Show! His company, Zuora, is the leading Subscription Economy SaaS provider, with over a thousand customers worldwide. Formerly, Tien was the chief marketing officer and chief strategy officer of Salesforce. Tien argues that shifting your mindset from product-centered business to consumer-centered business will allow your business to move beyond the linear. Tune in to learn more about subscription models and why Tien believes they will soon disrupt the entire business industry.

5 Golden Nuggets Shared:

You need to think like your customers and give them what they really want. It’s also important to pay close attention to the current economy and what trends customers are buying into.
Figure out what business you are in and how you can maintain that relationship with your business, employees, partners, and customers.
If you are considering turning your business into a subscription model, think of your customers as subscribers rather than just customers. What are your customers going to want or need on a monthly basis? How can you create efficiency in your system with a great customer experience?
If you’re not shifting to a subscription model now, chances are that in a few years you might not have any business left to shift.
A transformation isn’t always easy, but it doesn’t have to be hard either. Challenge yourself to think differently, finding ways to simplify your transformation and overall experience.

3 Bold and Kick-Ass Quotes:

“It’s all about the experience today, not just the product.” - Tien Tzuo
“This is the business model for the future.” - Tien Tzuo
“It’s about keeping your customers longer without having a business model where your success is tied to your customer's success.” - Tien Tzuo

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Podcast: Pattern Recognition - Investing in the Future (LS 41 · TOP 2% what is this?)
Episode: Tien Tzuo - Founder at Zuora - The Subscription Economy
Pub date: 2019-01-01

Welcome to the Subscription Economy: an age defined by customer happiness, perpetual product improvements, and more resilient business models. Tien Tzuo, CEO and Founder of Zuora ($2 billion market cap), joins us to talk through why shifting from a product-centric sale to a customer-centric subscription is so compelling and how companies like Adobe have successfully transitioned into a subscription-first business.

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Podcast: RecurNow
Episode: You're being nonchalant about security
Pub date: 2019-10-16

Today, we have our eyes across the pond to SaaStock Dublin. We’re also looking at data breaches: Have they become commonplace? Are we nonchalant about sufficient security?

We wrap with a new member of the subscription class, and Zuora’s Tien Tzuo weighing in.

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Podcast: Mission Daily (LS 50 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)
Episode: Talking With Tien Tzuo, CEO of Zuora
Pub date: 2018-07-03

In this episode, we talk with Tien Tzuo, the founder and CEO of Zuora. We cover his new book, Subscribed, and how subscriptions can change business for the better. We also talk about stories about his early days at Oracle, Salesforce, and how he built a massively successful publicly traded technology company.

The Mission also publishes the#1 newsletter for accelerated learning each day on Monday through Friday. Join hundreds of thousands of subscribers at:

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Podcast: Subscribed Podcast (LS 33 · TOP 5% what is this?)
Episode: Ep #22: Tien Tzuo on the End of Ownership
Pub date: 2018-10-03

Zuora founder and CEO Tien Tzuo is the foremost authority on the Subscription Economy, a term he coined to explain the global shift to recurring revenue business models. Tien founded Zuora in 2007. Prior to that, he was one of the 'original forces' at salesforce.com, joining as employee number 11 and serving in a variety of executive roles including Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Strategy Officer. Tien has also served on the Board of Directors for Network for Good since 2006.

We talk to Tien about this new book Subscribed: Why the Subscription Model Will Be Your Company's Future, the end of ownership, subscription pricing, and lots more!

For previous episodes and more on the Subscription Economy, head to www.zuora.com/podcast

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Podcast: The Economist Podcasts (LS 70 · TOP 0.05% what is this?)
Episode: Babbage: Polio returns
Pub date: 2018-06-13

Why has polio made a comeback in Venezuela and how does it spread? Tien Tzuo, founder of Zuora, says there will be no need to own anything in the future — you will subscribe to everything. And research into how marine mammals respond to predators shows there is safety in numbers. Tom Standage hosts.

Podcast: RecurNow
Episode: 9,271 storefronts are closing
Pub date: 2019-12-10

We’re just one week out from a webinar that’s totally product-led. Plus, Tien Tzuo on Black Friday and “the death of retail.” Plus, the five meetings every CEO should lead.

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Podcast: RecurNow
Episode: Driving insane brand equity
Pub date: 2020-02-12

Today, Disney+ and The New York Times see strength in subscriber numbers. Plus, Tien Tzuo considers: Will 2022 be the last year of television as we know it?

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Podcast: The CX Podcast
Episode: Steven calls with Tien Tzuo
Pub date: 2019-10-07

In this episode Steven talks to TIen Tzuo, CEO of Zuora.

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Podcast: RecurNow
Episode: A look into the future
Pub date: 2020-09-03

Today, we're taking a look into the future...the future of subscriptions. And who better to learn from than Tien Tzuo, founder of Zuora?

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Podcast: Babbage from The Economist (LS 58 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)
Episode: Babbage: Polio returns
Pub date: 2018-06-13

Why has polio made a comeback in Venezuela and how does it spread? Tien Tzuo, founder of Zuora, says there will be no need to own anything in the future — you will subscribe to everything. And research into how marine mammals respond to predators shows there is safety in numbers. Tom Standage hosts.

Podcast: B2B a CEO (with Ashu Garg) (LS 46 · TOP 1% what is this?)
Episode: How to Tell Your Company’s Story (Tien Tzuo, Co-Founder/CEO of Zuora)
Pub date: 2018-11-15

Tien Tzuo, Co-Founder and CEO of Zuora, tells me how he tells his company’s story when he pitches to customers and investors and how to scale up to $1 billion.

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Tien’s book

https://www.zuora.com/subscribed/author/

Zuora prepares for its IPO

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/11/zuora-prices-ipo-at-14-per-share--valuing-the-company-at-1-point-44-billion.html

Tien’s daughter rings the opening bell

https://www.cnbc.com/video/2018/04/12/opening-bell-april-12-2018.html

Tien’s interview with NYT where he mentions his dislike of one-on-ones

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/06/business/tien-tzuo-of-zuora-dont-expect-me-to-manage-you.html

Tien’s “climb to $1 billion” strategy

https://www.zuora.com/guides/climb-build-billion-dollar-run-rate/

Tien discusses his three room structure

https://www.zuora.com/2017/09/14/3-questions-for-tien-tzuo-ceo-founder-of-zuora/

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Podcast: 2Bobs - with David C. Baker and Blair Enns (LS 50 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)
Episode: Different Pricing Models
Pub date: 2019-06-05

Blair is struck by how creative businesses have trouble applying their creativity to their revenue models, so he and David discuss some of the best ways firms can get paid.

LINKS Subscribed: Why the Subscription Model Will Be Your Company's Future - and What to Do About It by Tien Tzuo

The Membership Economy: Find Your Super Users, Master the Forever Transaction, and Build Recurring Revenue by Robbie Kellman Baxter

The Automatic Customer: Creating a Subscription Business in Any Industry by John Warrillow

2Bobs Episode 31: “Mastering the Value Conversation”

2Bobs Episode 25: “Pricing Creativity”

Pricing Creativity: A Guide to Profit Beyond the Billable Hour by Blair Enns

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The Membership Economy: Find Your Super Users, Master the Forever Transaction, and Build Recurring Revenue

The Automatic Customer: Creating a Subscription Business in Any Industry

Podcast: Outside In with Charles Trevail (LS 41 · TOP 2% what is this?)
Episode: Tien Tzuo: The Subscription Economy
Pub date: 2018-07-17

Netflix. Spotify. Amazon Prime. These days, we don’t buy, we subscribe. Tien Tzuo, founder and CEO of Zuora, has a name for it: the Subscription Economy. Subscription models open up more choices and new experiences for consumers, and huge financial opportunities for companies that rethink their entire business model around the customer. On the podcast, Tzuo talks about his new book, “SUBSCRIBED: Why the Subscription Model Will be Your Company’s Future – and What to Do About It,” and explains what it will take for any company to thrive in the Subscription Economy.

Listen to this podcast to learn: • Why the subscription model isn’t about “renting” your product, but rethinking business around customers’ needs • How companies like Fender and Ford are transforming their business models into subscription-based • What Tzuo learned about subscriptions as employee #11 at Salesforce • Why governments -- and citizens -- can benefit from the subscription model • Why the old ways of market research will die in the subscription economy

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Podcast: Futures In Focus (LS 34 · TOP 5% what is this?)
Episode: Tien Tzuo - The Future of Subscriptions
Pub date: 2020-06-01

We don’t buy music we subscribe to Pandora, Spotify or iTunes. We buy less and less cars because we use Uber. We rarely if ever buy software anymore as we use it on the cloud with brands like Salesforce. Maybe one day we might not even buy our house but subscribe to the idea.

Tien Tzuo is one of the founding parents of the subscription economy and was employee number eleven at Salesforce. His New York TImes and Amazon bestselling book Subscribed is as much a management strategy book as it is a future history perspective on the future of the global economies. In a wide-ranging conversation from Arbnb to Caterpillar he talks about the underlying dynamics that are driving the idea of subscription to the forefront of customer’s demands and the strategy for companies in banking, media and beyond. If your business does not embrace the ideas behind the subscription economy, then it might not be embracing the digital currency of the future.

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Podcast: Zero to IPO (LS 49 · TOP 1% what is this?)
Episode: Zuora and Integrate
Pub date: 2020-06-25

You’ve finally built the company of your dreams. You’re not yet public, but you’re not in startup mode anymore and are hungry for more. So how do you navigate this next stage of growth? How do you refine your leadership skills, and successfully expand into global markets? In this episode of Zero to IPO, Tien Tzuo, founder and CEO of Zuora, and Jeremy Bloom, co-founder and CEO of Integrate, discuss management styles (in the context of Olympic skiing and pro football), international expansion, and how to keep building during these not so normal times.

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Podcast: Fortt Knox (LS 40 · TOP 2% what is this?)
Episode: 57 - Tien Tzuo, Zuora CEO: Inventing an Engine for the Subscription Economy
Pub date: 2017-12-17

We used to buy things. Remember that? Hard drives, hit singles, our favorite movies. But for now at least, the hot trend is subscriptions.

Instead of buying hard drives, we subscribe to cloud storage from Amazon, Google, Microsoft or Dropbox. For music there’s Spotify. For movies there’s Netflix. And it seems a new subscription service is born every minute.

They say that during a gold rush, the surest way to strike it rich is to sell picks and shovels. That’s what Tien Tzuo is doing in this new subscription economy. His company, Zuora, is the engine that powers the subscription process for companies like Box, SurveyMonkey and TripAdvisor.

I talked to Tien Tzuo about how he founded Zuora, and grew it into a company that’s raised nearly a quarter of a billion dollars and is pushing for more growth. He’s got some unique ideas about managing people, and stepping out on your own.

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Podcast: The SaaS Revolution Show (LS 40 · TOP 2% what is this?)
Episode: What does the future hold for the subscription economy? with Tien Tzuo, Zuora
Pub date: 2020-10-13

Tien Tzuo (CEO, Zuora) joins Alex Theuma on The SaaS Revolution Show. They're looking at what the future holds for the subscription economy. Tien also shares how he prioritises learning, to become the best CEO he can be, as well as the biggest lessons he's learned from this challenging year.

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Podcast: Amazing Business Radio (LS 42 · TOP 1.5% what is this?)
Episode: The Subscription Economy Featuring Guest Tien Tzuo
Pub date: 2018-11-20

Shep Hyken sat down with Tien Tzuo to talk about the subscription model and how companies like Salesforce, Uber, and Caterpiller are helping to make it the future of business.

Top Takeaways:The subscription economy is a phrase coined to describe the idea that people don’t have to buy products anymore to meet their everyday needs or to get from Point A to Point B. It allows companies to switch from selling products to selling a service that consumers can use while transforming an industry for the better.The subscription model is a win-win for customers and businesses. For businesses: It scales better, is easier to run, and guarantees recurring revenue. For the customer, it’s less expensive and more convenient.To jump into the subscription economy, start with a view of what your customers are doing with you and track all of the usage and interactions. This allows you to understand how you can broaden your footprint with the customer and create a more meaningful relationship.Anybody can take your product, reverse engineer it, and offer a clone to their customers. If your competitive advantage isn’t based on your product but instead your knowledge of what your customers are doing and the relationships you have with them, that is a much stronger position to be in.About:

Tien Tzuo is the CEO and founder of Zuora. Previously, he was the 11th employee of Salesforce working as the Chief Strategy Officer and CMO for eight years. He’s also the bestselling author of Subscribe: Why the Subscription Model Will Be Your Company’s Future and What to do About It.

Shep Hyken is a customer service and experience expert, New York Times bestselling author, award-winning keynote speaker, and your host of Amazing Business Radio.

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Subscribed: Why the Subscription Model Will Be Your Company's Future - and What to Do About It

Podcast: Protect the Hustle (LS 46 · TOP 1% what is this?)
Episode: Measuring the Subscription Economy with Zuora's Tien Tzuo
Pub date: 2020-06-02

*This episode was filmed prior to the occurrence of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Topics covered in this episode

The shift from a product economy to a subscription economy
How to build a long-term, sustainable startup
The power of a strong marketing strategy and the power of storytelling

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Podcast: Book Summaries - You Exec (LS 28 · TOP 10% what is this?)
Episode: Subscribed by Tien Tzuo
Pub date: 2018-09-17

How can your company take advantage of the subscription-based model, the most dynamic growth sector of the economy? This book describes how companies from software-as-a-service to auto manufacturers, music providers to construction equipment manufacturers, are turning customers into subscribers by teasing out the service-level agreement that sits behind the product. With consumers increasingly focused on access over ownership, the key is to start with the wants and needs of your particular customer base, then create a service that delivers ongoing value. This will require a new organizational structure; a shift in the focus of the sales, marketing, and finance teams; and, a new approach from IT. But, the initial drop in revenue and rise in expenses will be more than worth it.

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Podcast: The OKR Podcast (LS 33 · TOP 5% what is this?)
Episode: Outcome Focus at Scale: Zuora’s OKR Story w/ Tien Tzuo
Pub date: 2019-12-05

Zuora CEO Tien Tzou and Deidre discuss the inverse relationship between a company’s growth and its alignment. As a company scales up, alignment on outcomes often goes down -- the strategy doesn't trickle through the new layers and most people get further from customer.

Zuora's OKR program reconnects people to the outcomes they drive for customer and company; it's unlocking growth and unleashing the power of teams for this high-growth SaaS company. In this podcast, Tien talks about the shift to an outcome mindset, how OKRs are scaling managers and leaders to help scale the company, and why every day counts.

Tien is the CEO and Founder of Zuora, an innovative company that predicted the modern subscription economy well before others. He is a widely recognized thought leader on SaaS and the author of the best seller Subscribed. He holds an MBA from Stanford. He was employee 11 at Salesforce, where he was CMO and Chief Strategy Officer prior to founding Zuora.

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Subscribed: Why the Subscription Model Will Be Your Company's Future - and What to Do About It

Podcast: The Marketing Book Podcast (LS 59 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)
Episode: 219 Subscribed by Tien Tzuo
Pub date: 2019-03-22

Subscribed: Why the Subscription Model Will Be Your Company's Future - and What to Do About It by Tien Tzuo

Click here to view the show notes!

https://www.salesartillery.com/marketing-book-podcast/subscribed-tien-tzuo

Subscription companies are growing nine times faster than the S&P 500. Why? Because unlike product companies, subscription companies know their customers. A happy subscriber base is the ultimate economic moat.

Today's consumers prefer the advantages of access over the hassles of maintenance, from transportation (Uber, Surf Air), to clothing (Stitch Fix, Eleven James), to razor blades and makeup (Dollar Shave Club, Birchbox). Companies are similarly demanding easier, long-term solutions, trading their server rooms for cloud storage solutions like Box. Simply put, the world is shifting from products to services.

But how do you turn customers into subscribers? As the CEO of the world's largest subscription management platform, Tien Tzuo has helped hundreds of companies transition from relying on individual sales to building customer-centric, recurring-revenue businesses. His core message in Subscribed is simple: Ready or not, excited or terrified, you need to adapt to the Subscription Economy -- or risk being left behind.

Tzuo shows how to use subscriptions to build lucrative, ongoing one-on-one relationships with your customers. This may require reinventing substantial parts of your company, from your accounting practices to your entire IT architecture, but the payoff can be enormous. Just look at the case studies:

Adobe transitions from selling enterprise software licenses to offering cloud-based solutions for a flat monthly fee, and quadruples its valuation.
Fender evolves from selling guitars one at a time to creating lifelong musicians by teaching beginners to play, and keeping them inspired for life.
Caterpillar uses subscriptions to help solve problems -- it's not about how many tractors you can rent, but how much dirt you need to move.

In Subscribed, you'll learn how these companies made the shift, and how you can transform your own product into a valuable service with a practical, step-by-step framework. Find out how how you can prepare and prosper now, rather than trying to catch up later.

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Podcast: The Bigger Narrative (LS 35 · TOP 5% what is this?)
Episode: Zuora CEO Tien Tzuo
Pub date: 2020-09-01

I finally meet the architect of The Greatest Sales Deck I’ve Ever Seen. My mom is also impressed by Zuora’s “usership” narrative.

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Podcast: Bette Hochberger, CPA, CGMA
Episode: January 2021 - Bette's Business Book Club
Pub date: 2021-02-08

Today we will be discussing the book, "Subscribed- Why the Subscription Model Will be Your Company's Future - and what to Do about it" By Tien Tzuo, Gabe Weisert. The Book In Three Or More Sentences: People don’t want more stuff, they want more experiences. Access to more content, more music, more videos, more fun rides but without having to think about where to store all of this. In Subscribed, Tien Tzuo, the founder of Zuora, software for subscription-based businesses, explains how the world is shifting from products to services and why you should adjust your business model to a subscription-based one. - Durmonski

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Podcast: The Internet of Things Podcast - Stacey On IoT (LS 51 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)
Episode: Episode 310: Thanks to the IoT, everything’s a subscription now
Pub date: 2021-03-04

We kick off this week’s show with the news of SmartThings device depreciation and Amazon’s Alexa Conversations feature finally making it to general availability. After that, we talk about the rising revenue from subscriptions in the consumer IoT and in manufacturing based on a new survey from Zuora. Then we discuss how police departments feel … Continue reading Episode 310: Thanks to the IoT, everything’s a subscription now

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Podcast: Sage Thought Leadership Podcast (LS 34 · TOP 5% what is this?)
Episode: TSOE Excerpt - In Search of Relationship Value
Pub date: 2021-03-12

This topic was inspired by Fender, founded in 1946: It discovered that 90% of new guitar players quit within 3-6 months, many within 30 days. Those who stick with it for one year become a customer for life.

So it created the Fender Play app, a digital library of over 3,000 online video lessons on how to play the guitar. It attracted around 130,000 subscribers within 3 years, with a 95% retention rate.

Subscribers spent 40% more on Fender products. During COVID Fender offered a free trial to Fender Play, and attracted 1 million subscribers within several months. We can learn three lessons, according to Tien Tzuo’s newsletter:

Practicing experimentation makes perfect—It’s OK to admit you don’t know what you don’t know. “You find holes by falling into them. Then you fill them and you never do that again.” Constantly tinker with pricing and packaging.
Stay in tune with the customer: understanding the qualitative human elements of the customer experience
Listen to the analytics: retention is important, but so are harder-to-quantify metrics like engagement. People are messy and complicated

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Podcast: One on One Interviews (LS 27 · TOP 10% what is this?)
Episode: Tien Tzuo of Zuora: 2nd decade of Subscription Economy should democratize access to everything
Pub date: 2021-03-12

It was ten years ago last month that I first spoke with Tien Tzuo, founder and CEO of subscription management platform Zuora, about what he was calling the Subscription Economy. Back then people really didn’t know what it was all about as most of us were still buying things outright to own them. Five years later when I next spoke with Tien things had changed dramatically as most of us were subscribing to at least one of the things we used to buy outright, like music, movies, clothes and even cars.

With it being five years later, it was time to talk with Tien to get his reflections on the first decade of the Subscription Economy, how the pandemic impacted SE companies, and of course to get his take on what the next five years will look like as we enter the second decade of the Subscription Economy.

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Podcast: Futurum Tech Podcast (LS 24 · TOP 10% what is this?)
Episode: The Future of the Subscription Economy — An Interview with Zuora CEO Tien Tzuo
Pub date: 2021-03-19

On this episode of the Futurum Tech Podcast – Interview Series I am joined by Tien Tzuo, CEO of Zuora, a cloud-based subscription management platform. Zuora enables any company in any industry to be part of the subscription economy, which Tien believes is the future of the business world — and I have to agree.

Our discussion centered on how Zuora is furthering their vision of “The World Subscribed” by delivering software that is a central system of record architected for dynamic, recurring subscription business models. It was an excellent conversation and one you don’t want to miss.

The World Subscribed

My conversation with Tien also revolved around the following:

An exploration of the growth of the subscription economy in the last few years
How the growth of the subscription economy has helped Zuora grow including a quick recap of their recent earnings report
What potential changes B2B and B2C businesses might be facing as we emerge from the pandemic
What The End of Ownership trend means for businesses
Exciting developments Zuora has in the works

Consumer behavior is changing. People, and businesses too, want access to products and services instead of ownership. Tien anticipated this shift back in 2007 when Zuora was founded. I fully believe that it will continue to grow in the years to come. This episode is a must listen for anyone interested in how the subscription economy is changing the way we work and live.

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Podcast: B2B a CEO (with Ashu Garg) (LS 46 · TOP 1% what is this?)
Episode: How to Grow as a CEO (Tien Tzuo and Edith Harbaugh)
Pub date: 2021-04-21

In this installment of our FC BUILD series, my partner Steve Vassallo talks with Edith Harbaugh, co-founder and CEO of LaunchDarkly, and Tien Tzuo, co-founder and CEO of Zuora. Both former engineers, Edith and Tien offer advice for building a startup, discuss scaling in the time of virtual work, and dissect the art of managing others and themselves.

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Podcast: XaaS Files (LS 29 · TOP 10% what is this?)
Episode: When does a customer become a subscriber?
Pub date: 2020-09-15

Join Kevin Dobbs as he talks with Zuora Founder and CEO, Tien Tzuo. They discuss how Tien has seen the subscription world change in the last decade, how connecting with customers will find revolutionary ways of doing things and the difference between a customer and a subscriber. *For more information on Tien Tzuo’s book “Subscribed” please visit https://subscribed.com

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Podcast: The Wall Street Analyzer
Episode: Clear Blue Technologies International’s (TSXV: CBLU) CEO Miriam Tuerk talks about their Smart-Off Grid Technology
Pub date: 2019-02-08

Clear Blue Technologies International
(TSXV: CBLU)
CEO: Miriam Tuerk

INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPTS:

WSA: Good day from Wall Street, this is Juan Costello, Senior Analyst with the Wall Street Analyzer. Joining us today is Miriam Tuerk, CEO and Co-Founder of Clear Blue Technologies. The company trades on a TSX Venture, ticker symbol CBLU. Thanks for joining us today, Miriam.

Miriam Tuerk: Very pleased to spend some time with you.

WSA: Sure. Please start off by providing us with an overview of the company for some of our listeners here today that are new to your story.

Miriam Tuerk: Well, let me start first of all with what our products are all about. We have a patented Smart-Off Grid technology, and we use that technology to remotely manage, monitor, and control the power of IoT devices anywhere in the world 24/7. So, say for example, you have a telecom tower or a light pole powered by a solar panel or a wind turbine and a battery. Our smart controller communicates wirelessly in real-time to send our cloud-based system critical data, and through that we have a management technology platform as well as a service team that allows us to manage, monitor and control that power anywhere in the world today.

One of the best features in our products is that we can predict how the system is going to perform through the weather. For instance, in the City of Hamilton, Ontario, over the next week we might have very bad weather, and we need to manage through a low-power period. Similarly, if you’re dealing with a very hot place in Africa, you could have a period of time where the weather is very, very hot and you need to manage power through it. So our unique technology makes the systems resilient, reliable and eliminates the need for locally trained resources, in order to allow us to provide mission critical uptime power for infrastructure all over the world.

We generate revenue in two ways. Firstly, we provide energy-as-a-service. We manage, monitor and operate the systems for our customers on an ongoing recurring revenue basis around the world. And because they want guaranteed performance, they ask us to provide them with the best technology in-system. So, in addition to our controller and power electronics technology, we provide an entire power solution with the best batteries, the best solar panels and systems, and that’s the second form of our revenue. We’re geographically diverse. We have customers in 35 countries around the world in more than 20 states in the US and eight Canadian provinces. And globally our systems have been installed to power controlled lighting, security cameras, cell phone towers, including sites inEurope, the Middle East, Latin America, and sub-Saharan Africa.

WSA: So bring us of the speed there on some of your most recent news and activities. You just had a project there in North Dakota and one in Toronto?

Miriam Tuerk: Yeah, so in January we announced our deployment of our solution across North Dakota with the Department of Transportation there. Many people would be familiar with the Humbolt tragedy that happened in Canada last year at a rural intersection, and so the safety and reliability of lighting at rural intersections to eliminate bad car accidents is the key motivation for this. And the Department of Transport in North Dakota selected us to provide 50 systems at 50 rural intersections across the state.

We also just announced 40 street lights along Bloor Street West in Toronto. Bloor Street West is kind of like the Greenwich Village of Toronto and very nice neighborhood. We’re powering street lights, security cameras and Wi-Fi hotspots in that area. That’s an exciting project for us because cost savings versus going to the grid was quite significant. The City of Toronto said that they thought it would cost $35,000 per pole to connect to the grid, and with us they were saving more than $30,000 per pole with an off-grid solution.

We also announced our new product line for lithium batteries in the last month. And last year, we had a number of huge telecom announcements. We’ve been selected as the smart off-grid power service and solution company for the Telecom Infra Project, founded by Facebook, among others. We announced our partnership with BRCK to provide off-grid power to thousands of hotspots and communication spots in Africa. We also announced a big partnership with Telefónica. They have a program called Internet para Todos, which aims to connect 100 million people to cell networks. Telefónica is one of the top five telecom companies in the world, with €54 billion in annual revenue. And this is going to allow them to expand their network by a material percentage and grow their business.

And then lastly, we were listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in November, and then we had a couple of other smaller announcements.

WSA: So what are some of the main goals and milestones that you’re looking at here over the course of the next six to 12 months?

Miriam Tuerk: So we’ve already achieved a number of key milestones. As of Q3 2018, we had installed more than 3350 systems worldwide. We listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. And our trailing fourth quarter revenues ended September 30th of last year with just under $4.5 million, which was almost 300% increase over the revenue of the same period of the previous year. So we are starting to move up the hockey stick in terms of recurring revenue and one-time revenue—we’re doubling our revenue every year right now.

And we’ve also laid in place a number of key partnerships, including our collaboration with the Telecom Infra Project, which was founded by Facebook, Intel, Nokia, SK Telecom and Deutsche Telekom. And that initiative which have got billions of dollars of investments from more than 400 companies around the world is planning on bringing the next billion people online and in order to do that they need power. From a forward-looking perspective, we’re seeking selective opportunities to grow in different geographic marketplaces. We see some exciting things happening in South America as a result of our work we’re doing with Telefónica in Peru and that will still grow.

We see a lot of potential for this technology in Southeast Asia and other emerging markets. We hope to grow our partnership with Vanu out of Rwanda, and then potentially to places like India. And we’re also starting to move and transition our revenue model to more and more increasing recurring revenue and a subscription based service. Already today, every customer we sell to has a recurring revenue service management contract with us where we manage and operate the systems. And our plan is to grow our recurring revenue significantly because that delivers value to the customer and value to our shareholders.

WSA: Sure, what is the current market opportunity regarding the solar panel lighting and what makes you uniquely position there to capitalize and grab market share?

Miriam Tuerk: So, the interesting thing about the power grid today is that it has not changed in over 100 years. It’s pretty much the same as what Tesla and Westinghouse were building over a 100 years ago.

Big central power generation and then a big mass of distribution networks is kind of what the telecom industry looked like 30 years ago. So when you look at the telecom industry, you used to have this monopolistic control of a slow-moving industry. There was one phone per household in North America, and one out of every 10 homes in an emerging market might have had a phone.

AT&T and the RBACs and they had to try to break them up to try to introduce some disruption and get that industry moving forward.

With the movement from grid telecom to wireless telecom all of a sudden, you had huge explosion in the number of wireless devices out there. Now everybody in the emerging markets has wireless telecommunications in many different places. And in the Western markets you have, say, five cell phones in the house. So the market grew significantly.

From a capital markets perspective we went from AT&T, which was a low-valued monopolistic company not moving forward to significant disruption, innovation and competition. And so today you have T-Mobile, Verizon Mobile and Virgin Mobile who are all new entrants into the marketplace that have grabbed big market share.

The power industry is about to go through exactly that same disruption. And the reason is because of solar technology. It’s not because solar is green that is a great benefit and a key value, but it’s because our solar cell is 2 inches in size. And so if you do a big central generation station for water for hydro, for example, you have to build a huge generating station. But if you’re building a solar plant you’re taking millions of little solar cells and you’re putting them in a central solar farm. The problem is $.40 of solar in a farm cost you another $.60 of cabling and distribution so that you’re paying a buck for that solar at the streetlight pole or at the cell phone tower or at the security camera or at your house.

But if you now take that $0.40 of solar and you put it at the streetlight, it costs you $.40 instead of the dollar. And so this fundamental economic shift. And the fact that it’s not a three year or a five year investment, it’s a one-time cost savings, is driving this massive rollout. The City of Toronto at Bloor West Village estimated that it was going to cost them $35,000 per pole to connect that pole to the grid. Even though it was right in downtown Toronto right on the side of the sidewalk power is only 20, 30 feet away — but it’s 20, 30 feet through concrete through rights-of-way, through roadways and through buildings and so very expensive. And instead of spending $35,000 they spent about $5,000 for the solar off-grid power. So that huge and compelling change also introduces competition.

Now, all of a sudden, when the City of Hamilton wants to put in a wind streetlight down the street or a Wi-Fi hotspot somewhere they have more choices than just their local power utility. And so through that we believe over the next five to 10 years the world is going to go wireless power. We’re aiming to become the leading energy-as-a-service company that’s managing and operating those systems for the City of Toronto, the City of Hamilton, Telefónica and any other customer around the world, as that’s where the business opportunity is.

WSA: You were able to increase your revenues last quarter by over 280%. What are some of the key drivers there that you believe investors should be aware of about the company?

Miriam Tuerk: The key driver is that in the Western markets, like North America, and in mission critical infrastructure, we’ve been able to prove to our customers how systems work and that they are operating well.

So if you’re in Long Island, New York, and you’ve got these smart off-grid solar streetlights on a new roadway, we’re able to show that we can make it through a Nor’Easter. We can make it through a rainstorm, if there’s shading, or a new tree is growing, and here is how the systems perform.

And because of that, we have built significant confidence in our products. And through that confidence we’re starting to get everybody. So last fall we were able to announce that some traction in the Ontario market, we now have more than 18 municipalities in Southern Ontario. Everyone is starting to use it, because they have experienced our energy-as-a-service, and the proof of the experience of these systems work.

And then when you look at things like the Telecom Infra Project. Two years ago, we did not have any telecommunications projects and systems. We did our first project with Vanu from the Bose family in the middle of 2017 about a year and a half ago, and within 18 months we went from 0% revenue, to 10% of total revenue in Q3 2018.

And so in emerging markets and Western markets, and in both verticals (our lighting street infrastructure and our telecom cell phone tower business), we are growing significantly. And as we know, if we get into other verticals and deploy globally, the growth path is quite strong for us.

WSA: Sure, and perhaps you can walk us through your background and experience Miriam and talk about who the key management team there is?

Miriam Tuerk: So the company was founded by myself, John Tuerk, who is our Chief Power Officer and Mark Windrim who is our Chief Technology Officer. We started the company in my basement in 2011 and we all came from technical backgrounds in energy and in IT. We wanted to use our expertise to create something that could facilitate clean power, that with both low-cost and reliable enough to be installed for critical systems. We wanted to build a company that wasn’t dependent upon some of these, but was really going to be compelling from a business value proposition and solved the bigger problem.

There is a huge opportunity for growth in this market. As our world becomes increasingly digitalized, we see growth in the Internet of Things, but the energy demand for these high-tech devices is actually decreasing. Through the growth of all of these smart devices we’re going to have things such as safer railway infrastructures that have more braking systems to prevent train disrailment, and we have dark rural intersections which will reduce the risk of car accidents. All of that demand creates a significant opportunity to deliver something mission critical that’s a key part of our safety and our infrastructure, and that can be cost beneficial with off-grid renewable energy.

And because of this, we think the smart off-grid power in both the developed and the emerging world is going to explode, and it’s going to become the dominant power solution. I think that five to 10 years from now, in the same way that I would never think of putting a phone on my desk, I just use cellular phones, I’m going to not even think about wiring every streetlight or every telecom tower to the grid.

It’s going to take over the emerging market very quickly. And as the developed world replaces their infrastructure and rolls out new IoT projects, like 5G which needs new telecom systems installed every few hundred feet.

So it’s a massive infrastructure rollout, and powering that through solar off-grid and eliminating the cable destruction is really where the market is going to go.

WSA: Right, so once again joining us today is Miriam Tuerk, the CEO and Founder for Clear Blue Technologies. The company trades on the TSX venture, ticker symbol CBLU. And before we conclude here Miriam to recap some of your key points, why do you believe investors should consider the company as a good investment opportunity today?

Miriam Tuerk: So with our growth strategy of geographic expansion, greater penetration in the global industry verticals and continued expansion into new industry and new vertical we believe that 2019 is going to be a breakout year for Clear Blue.

Key pilot projects with new, very large customers that we announced last year like BRCK and Telefónica are a major focus for our team, and they lay the foundation for the future growth that we plan to capitalize on. We are confident that we will deliver long-term shareholder value as the revenues and margins grow as we grow our recurring revenue base.

Clear Blue really at the start line. The market opportunity is huge and the telecom marketplace just shows you what happens when you have that type of transition. The time is now. Things are moving very quickly. We’re the first company in the sector, so we are the first market, we have a market leadership position.

And with Facebook selecting us as the smart off-grid partner in the marketplace, they told us that they had talked to every major power company. I don’t want to list them, but they had gone to many of the top ones you’d think of when you talk about power technology, and no one had what we had built from a capability perspective.

And then also we already have a huge footprint of existing customers. We have systems in 35 countries around the world and a proven proper hub, referenceable track record with many cities, many governments, many municipalities and many telcos. We’ve demonstrated that this is a great opportunity and that we can deliver on that opportunity to ultimately deliver great results to our shareholders, investors and our customers and other stakeholders.

WSA: Well, we certainly look forward to continue and to track the company’s growth and report on your upcoming progress, and we like to thank you for taking the time to join us today there Miriam and update our registered audience on CBLU. It was great having you on.

Miriam Tuerk: Thanks so much for showing some interest in what we’re doing.

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Podcast: Next Story Up (LS 35 · TOP 3% what is this?)
Episode: Season 1, Episode 6: Think Outside the Fish Bowl (w/ Trish Starkey)
Pub date: 2019-05-19

In Act 1, Tyler explains his love for spring, which includes the fact that it's university commencement speech season. He shares an excerpt from one of his favorites - "This Is Water" from the late David Foster Wallace - to illustrate that sometimes we we might not notice our surroundings, and because of that don't do enough to challenge them or make them better. In this episode, we discuss how we can make our lives better with a more decentralized, resilient, and cleaner energy infrastructure.

In Act 2, we are joined by Trish Starkey, Business Development Manager in New Energy Landscape Strategic Alliances at Schneider Electric US. Trish starts with some valuable definitions for the building audience and answers questions like "What are microgrids?" and "What is energy as a service?". She explains that the benefit of having a resilient energy infrastructure no longer needs to be at odds with having a sustainable and renewable one, and that true value is realized when greater interconnectivity is pursued. We learn that microgrids just may be the "posterchild" for digitization, and that fundamentally you can't have an occupant-centric building if power isn't reliable and constant. For some facility types, outages are simply unacceptable. For others, a resilient grid provides an opportunity for community in a time of distress.

In what felt at first like it may be an exciting detour, we learn just how intertwined (and necessary) resilient, sustainable electricity is with our smart building infrastructure, services, and experiences.

Outro Music: "Who I Thought You Were" by Santigold

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Podcast: AWESome EarthKind (LS 33 · TOP 5% what is this?)
Episode: Heating & Cooling with the Energy Under Our Feet with Jack DiEnna, Geo-nii
Pub date: 2020-09-03

Quantum Quote: The only thing you don’t need in a geothermal house is a carbon monoxide detector – because there is nothing being burned!

Are you a new homeowner looking for ways to save money for your HVAC system?

Does your school have an aged heating system and you are looking for ways to save on operating and utility costs?

Geothermal may save you money, especially if you heat with oil or propane, are constructing a new home or other building, or are a school with an aged heating system.

Buildings consume 36% of the energy used in America. The Earth’s constant underground temperature can provide all our heat & air conditioning – without burning fossil fuels.

Jack DiEnna is an Ambassador for the US & International GeoThermal Heat Pump Industry.

In this episode, Jack shares how we can save money with geothermal, and how new financing models are making geothermal even more affordable for our homes, schools, and other buildings.

Sign up for the AWESome EarthKind™ Clean Energy Master Class to discover 3 simple actions you can take to start saving money and make the world a better place - without having to learn complex technology

Supernova 1: Commercial & non-profit buildings can get geothermal systems with zero cash. Third-parties will install & own the systems- you just pay for the energy delivered over time (“energy as a service”). Homes in some areas may have a similar opportunity. Jack is working to have utilities & other 3rd parties provide this same model everywhere.

Supernova 2: Many schools, US Department of Defense (DOD) bases, and other buildings already have geothermal. We just can’t see it because all the equipment is hidden underground and inside the buildings.

Supernova 3: Moving to Geothermal for 30% of our buildings would create 5 million jobs

Book Recommendation: Powerful Stuff by Rich Wilkins

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Podcast: Smart Energy Voices
Episode: The Future of Utility Energy Services with Robert Vary, Ep 13
Pub date: 2020-10-30

Many market trends today revolve around resiliency, sustainability, and reduction in carbon emissions. These are all at the forefront of customer's minds and are driven by their own corporate ESG goals. Robert Vary, Senior Vice President Sales & Relationship Management, Duke Energy, discusses energy solutions that allow customers to conserve their own capital while providing subscription payments that allow customers to have a predictable budget on what they spend on energy efficiency.

John Failla points out that “COVID has had an impact on everyone's budgets, but the pressure to meet goals, the pressure to meet emission targets...the investor pressure related to ESG goals is unrelenting. So...we think they're going to be much more interested in these energy-as-a-service, third-party, financing-type programs.”

You will want to hear this episode if you are interested in... * Duke Energy and their Account Management and Economic Development teams [02:12] * Customer trends that are driving the energy market [07:14] * Reducing energy costs in order to focus funds on other projects [08:50] * ESG Investments [09:28] * Sustainability and decarbonization technology [09:55] * The need for resiliency options to sustain business and competitive advantage [10:57] * Energy efficiency as-a-service [13:27] * Emerging energy technology [16:00]

Put your money where your interest is Robert explains how implementing energy solutions enable customers to focus their energies on their own core competencies and their money on other important company goals. He explains how Kroger was able to save enough energy through solar installations at their bakery in California that they were then able to invest their money into their Zero Hunger Zero Waste hunger-elimination program.

Weathering and thriving in the storms When considering storms and wildfires, there is an increased need for resiliency to sustain businesses. Robert tells about solutions, such as microgrids, that enable businesses to maintain power and production during power-loss events. If one can provide service during a power outage event while other businesses cannot, they are actually able to increase the amount of business they get from their customers. Robert notes that the saves provided from resiliency solutions saved customers, on average, over 2.5 hours of downtime each, thus allowing them to continue to run their business and bring in profit.

Up-and-coming energy technologies Robert tells us about emerging energy technologies such as fleet electrification, EV charging infrastructure, solar storage, resiliency, and energy efficiencies. As an example, Robert discusses Amazon’s $800 million investment in Rivian’s EV platform as well as their 100,000-fleet EV. Additionally, Duke Energy announced that they will be making a commitment to invest in EV and converting the majority of their fleet by 2030.

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Robert Vary, Senior Vice President Sales & Relationship Management, Duke Energy Robert Vary serves as Duke Energy’s Senior Vice President of Sales and Relationship Management.He is responsible for managing accounts and business development, and driving wholesale power, commercial renewables and distributed energy solution sales for all municipal, cooperative and investor-owned utilities, as well as large commercial and industrial customers. Robert’s team is the company’s primary customer interface, managing account relationships for Duke Energy’s top accounts, engaging customers that fit within its top commercial segments, and promoting Duke Energy’s portfolio of products and solutions to our target customers. Robert joined the company in 2019 and assumed his current role in July 2020. With more than 29 years of experience in the energy industry, Robert has held various leadership roles in sales and marketing, account management, and service in the U.S. and Europe, including head of sales for the Americas region for ABB Group. Robert serves on the boards of REC Solar and Joules Accelerator. Robert received a Master of Business Administration from the University of Houston and a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He grew up in West Wareham, Mass. He and his wife, Michelle, have four sons.

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Podcast: Smart Energy Voices
Episode: COVID19's Impact on Deployment of Distributed Energy Resources with Matthew Walters, Ep 14
Pub date: 2020-11-06

How do you quantify the value of a microgrid, which in some cases can be thought of as an insurance policy? You're ensuring that your facility doesn't go down or have an outage. How much is an outage really worth and how do you value that?

In this age of Covid19, the pressure to fulfill commitments still remains high. Investor pressure remains high. Project goals remain in place. But the financing is no longer available. What should customers be looking at and exploring in the interest of managing this dilemma? Listen to the episode to hear how Matthew Walters, Head of Distributed Energy Systems, Americas at SIEMENS tackles it from a holistic approach.

You will want to hear this episode if you are interested in... * Matt and his role at Siemens [1:35] * How are customers reacting to the current COVID19 environment? [3:07] * Managing the high pressure and big goals— no budget— dilemma [4:52] * What are the key elements in a holistic approach and what do they involve? [6:29] * Having a full programmatic approach for an organization's energy strategy [7:15] * The largest renewable energy project in Manhattan [9:40] * Nirvana for most energy managers today [12:09] * Using a phased approach [13:50] * Traditional grid supplies [15:22] * Exploring creative off-balance-sheet financing programs [18:43]

When energy isn’t the core business In the midst of the COVID crisis, we're seeing customers that are focused on their core business and just dealing with making the changes that they need to operate their businesses effectively. When we're looking at the distributed energy sector, we're looking at a lot of behind-the-meter projects where energy is not the core business of the customer groups. As they're looking for ways to navigate a changing environment, energy can fall and be deprioritized in the budgeting process. That's going to require this industry to push forward with more innovative solutions, specifically when it comes to financing and energy-as-a-service. Look at functions like resiliency and sustainability: even if budgets have gone down, the pressure to become more sustainable and to become more resilient has increased. The demand is still very strong, the budget situation and the economic environment that we're in is very challenging. And so that's where innovation has to happen. Check out the full episode today for more details!

Using a phased approach In this episode, Matthew talks about using an approach that takes a project step-by-step in terms of what needs to go first, second, and third sequentially to get the best outcomes for their customers. What is the low-hanging fruit that you can work on today? Then start including energy supply strategies and onsite investments to complement that as a part of a phased approach. Once those opportunities are identified, a consultative mindset helps to work with customers to meet the budgets and to plan timelines. Listen in to learn more!

It’s not about who offers what, it’s about what serves who It's not about what Siemens can offer or what others can offer in the market, it’s what is the right financial offering that serves what the customer needs. Whether it's off-balance-sheet solutions or creative on-balance-sheet financing solutions, it's important not to be pigeonholed into an approach that may not be supported once it gets to the finance department. These financial structures take support across the C-suite and it's going to require that level of buy-in and a partnership with your energy solution provider to help navigate and succeed.

Resources & People Mentioned * Siemens

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Matthew Walters, Head of Distributed Energy Systems, Americas at SIEMENS Matthew leads the Distributed Energy Systems (DES), Center of Competence, which is dedicated to helping public and private sector companies make smart, sustainable investments in distributed energy systems. Matthew has over 15 years of industry experience and has spent the last ten years with Siemens. Matthew’s career has been focused on energy project development, commercial advisory, structured finance, and strategic planning. Matthew was appointed to Head the Center of Competence in 2015, driving the growth of Siemens’ broad DES portfolio including power generation, controls, technology/engineering expertise, financial offerings, new business models, and establishing Siemens as a leader in DES. Since this time, DES has become a considerable growth sector for Siemens.Matthew has extensive domestic and international experience, specializing in power plant development, cogeneration, renewable energy, project finance, and commercial structuring. His experience ranges across both public and private sectors, including commercial, industrial, institutional, and utility sectors.

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Podcast: Building Efficiency Podcast (LS 25 · TOP 10% what is this?)
Episode: Ep. 31 - David Weiss, Partner - Bywater Partners
Pub date: 2020-12-11

David Weiss is a Partner at Bywater Partners LLC where he specializes in offering strategic and tactical guidance to companies in energy services, renewable energy, lighting, utility and distributed energy businesses. He also provides his clients with a well-balanced perspective on issues within the alternative energy and energy-as-a-service markets. Mr. Weiss leverages his full and diverse range of 25-years of experience in assisting on project development, teaming strategies and assessing mergers and acquisition targets.

Prior to starting his consulting practice with Bywater, David Weiss was the President and Chief Operating Officer of Pepco Energy Services. Mr. Weiss had overall responsibility for all divisional functions including profit and loss, marketing, business development, operations, project management and project financing. During his 17-year tenure with Pepco Energy Services, David was instrumental in the award of the largest Federal Government Energy Savings Performance Contract, the largest single roof-top solar project in the US and one of the largest Federal co-generation projects for the National Institutes of Health. Mr. Weiss was also responsible for the development and operations of all co-generation, renewable energy and district energy facilities.

Prior to Mr. Weiss tenure with Pepco Energy Services he managed the implementation of utility demand-side management (DSM) programs and a design/build group for XENERGY. David Weiss has testified before the US Senate Subcommittee on Energy to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources as an expert in the energy services field and was a Board of Directors Chair for the National Association of Energy Services Companies.

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Podcast: Efficiency Equals Profitability's podcast
Episode: Energy Financing, Building Performance Standards and useful insights with Nick Henner from ACEEE
Pub date: 2020-12-16

A great episode with Policy Analyst Nick Henner who walks us through what is happening in the Efficiency industry at large, and discusses how the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy is helping drive and shape the future of EE Programs. We discuss funding programs: Energy as a Service, and do deep dives into On-Bill and PACE financing options, as well as a bill that would allow for states to develop energy project funding programs. Nick lays out how pricing carbon on buildings is on the cusp and the process for legislated Building Performance Standards.

Check out Nick's latest report - Energy Efficiency Program Financing: https://www.aceee.org/topic-brief/2020/12/energy-efficiency-program-financing-size-markets And the accompanying blog about the release: https://www.aceee.org/blog-post/2020/12/energy-efficiency-financing-must-grow-meet-climate-goals-new-analysis-updates Nick Henner Policy Analyst, Clean Energy Finance American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy Nick conducts research and analysis on clean energy finance strategies, working within ACEEE’s State Policy program and collaborating with teams across the organization. He joined ACEEE in 2019. Nick loves brainstorming ideas and talking about how are energy systems can be more efficient and equitable. You can connect with Nick on linkedin.

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Podcast: The Leaders Who Care
Episode: Supporting Talent With the Best Position in the Playfield: Episode #23 with Denis Coupé
Pub date: 2021-03-03

In this episode, Marian M.P. Temelkov, Global CEO at Dynamis Group, welcomes on the podcast Denis Coupé, Chief Technology Officer at GreenStruxure.

Listen to this episode with Denis Coupé and hear:

✔️ What are those simple actions that lead to global impact and sustainability,

✔️ How to address and adapt to challenges of teams working remotely,

✔️ What the next generation engineers seek from a workplace,

✔️ How to find each individual's performance acceleration path, and much more!

Denis Coupé is an entrepreneur and Chief Technology Officer at GreenStruxure, engaged in the energy transition. He believes that technology is a key enabler of the radical shift that is needed in the way we produce and consume resources, and to boost the use of renewable energy and limit our carbon footprint.

He is an experienced Senior Vice President with a demonstrated track of records working in the electrical and electronic industry, including a 20-year long career at Schneider Electric.

Denis is also skilled in sales, strategic sourcing, mergers & acquisitions (M&A), product development, and global sourcing. He holds an Engineering Degree of Arts et Métiers ParisTech - École Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers and an MBA, focused in Finance from Grenoble Ecole de Management.

About GreenStruxure: GreenStruxure is a joint venture bringing together Schneider Electric’s industry-leading expertise in renewable energy microgrids and Huck Capital’s sustainability-focused investments. GreenStruxure delivers modular, standardized Energy as a Service solutions to commercial, industrial and governmental medium-sized buildings in the U.S.

GreenStruxure is simplifying and accelerating the market adoption of microgrids, offering an innovative, outcome-based alternative for building owners and operators who want sustainable, cost-effective, resilient onsite energy delivered to them hassle-free with no upfront capital expenses or operational risks.

Tune in!

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Podcast: FEG Insight Bridge
Episode: Renewing Energy Investments with Mark McCall
Pub date: 2021-04-21

Mark McCall, Managing Director at Lime Rock New Energy and former Executive Director of the U.S. Department of Energy Loan Programs Office, joins us in this episode to talk about the rise of renewable energy. Listen in as we discuss the megatrend toward renewables, what technology investments are required along the way, how the government will be involved, and how traditional energy fits into the equation.

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Podcast: Innovator Chronicles (LS 24 · TOP 10% what is this?)
Episode: #6: Jo-Jo Hubbard on creating a consumer-centric energy-as-a-service platform
Pub date: 2021-04-21

In our sixth podcast, Emily Watt talks to Jo-Jo Hubbard, Co-founder & CEO at Electron. With a background in cleantech financing and digital transformation consulting, she is now working to decarbonise and transform the energy sector with an energy-as-a-service platform. But with an initial vision to become a novelist, how did she make the transition to energy herself?

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Podcast: The NetPositive Podcast
Episode: Convo: Peter Asmus on Microgrids and the Changing Utility Landscape
Pub date: 2021-07-20

Peter Asmus is a Research Director at Guidehouse Insights, the firm that recently acquired Navigant Research where Peter worked for a decade. An investigative reporter and seasoned researcher, he provides valuable insights and perspectives on microgrids and the changing utility landscape. Peter discusses the genesis of microgrids in the developing world, shunned in Europe where reliability has never been an issue, and microgrids in America, notably California, given concerns about PSPS events and wildfires. Peter covers microgrid issues including utility culture, interconnection, generators, modular UL-approved systems, and energy as a service, fully financed and operated systems with no upfront capital costs.

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Podcast: The Invading Sea
Episode: The Business of Climate Change: Chris Evanich, Schneider Electric
Pub date: 2020-12-27

As part of its series “The Business of Climate Change,” The Invading Sea spoke with Chris Evanich, program director for Energy as a Service with the multinational company Schneider Electric. “The Business of Climate Change” highlights the climate views of business men and women throughout the state.

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Podcast: Beyond The Meter (LS 26 · TOP 10% what is this?)
Episode: The Home Depot Sustainability Approach, with Craig D’Arcy and Craig Noxon, Ep #4
Pub date: 2019-10-11

One of the high profile corporate renewable energy initiatives in the news recently has been the unveiling of Home Depot’s sustainability goals. Home Depot is among the increasing number of corporations working to make renewables a significant part of their energy procurement strategy. But for Home Depot, this new direction is not fueled by a desire to become sustainable, it began because it makes financial sense.

On this episode of Beyond The Meter, join host John Failla and his co-host Craig Noxon, Vice President for Enterprise Sales at REC Solar, a Duke Energy Renewables Company as they speak with Craig D’Arcy, Director of Energy Management for Home Depot. You’ll learn how Home Depot started its journey toward the use of renewables, how early successes encouraged further efforts, and how both the financial and efficiency benefits of using renewable energy has motivated them to keep innovating. The Home Depot approach is a great example of how corporations can make use of renewables and increase the bottom line at the same time.

Outline of This Episode * [1:05] The background and role of each participant in regards to renewable energy * [3:25] Home Depot’s energy management strategy: key elements * [5:41] The primary drivers for the Home Depot strategy * [8:13] Comparing Home Depot’s approach to the work other companies are taking * [11:56] Technologies Home Depot has employed, renewable energy and otherwise * [16:57] The role renewable energy plays for Home Depot * [20:42] Which programs are most important to Home Depot (on-site or off-site)? * [25:11] The challenge of getting stakeholders aligned toward renewable energy * [27:50] Tips for those trying to get the attention of the C-suite for sustainability efforts * [29:35] Advice about how to enlist the financial teams to help make the case * [32:36] What’s next for Home Depot’s energy management strategy? * [35:54] The challenges of energy providers in light of renewable energy innovation * [40:36] Energy as a service concepts: Do they work for large companies?

Home Depot’s energy policy goals made renewables a viable option There are typically three drivers behind a corporation’s consideration of renewables as an energy source. The first is cost, the second is the company's conscious sustainability goals, the third is increased resiliency. Craig D’Arcy says there is no doubt that all three play some role in Home Depot’s approach, but the first attempts to roll out renewable energy projects were entirely focused on the financial benefits. Renewables simply made financial sense for increasing efficiency and bottom-line profitability.

As early successes with renewable projects were achieved, they were able to investigate other options and expand their efforts toward sustainability. It's led to their sustainability story becoming public, which has driven internal excitement and created momentum for the renewables side of their energy procurement strategies. Listen to hear how Home Depot continues to consider all sorts of energy solutions, including any renewable sources that make sense for their broader goals.

3 critical elements of the Home Depot sustainability approach When thinking of the renewable energy movement, it’s common to assume that those pushing for the use of renewables are only concerned about global issues of sustainability, but there’s incredible motivation to implement renewable energy alternatives from a variety of standpoints. In the case of Home Depot, three primary concerns guide their energy decisions...

1 - Foremost, Home Depot views everything they do through caring for their stores so that associates and customers are served well

2 - Every energy sourcing project must make sense financially

3 - Leadership has passed down a mandate to be as innovative as possible to accomplish those first two, which makes their decision-making technology and structure agnostic

Listen to hear how this plays out for Home Depot as Craig D’Arcy explains the fit renewable energy has in that three-pronged approach.

Sustainability efforts are significant for Home Depot's future No company can survive if it is not profitable. Home Depot is no different, so it is no surprise to find out that from a financial standpoint, renewable energy is being leveraged to lower the net rates paid for energy throughout the company. But the benefits of renewable energy go far beyond that...

Home Depot has become known as a sustainability brand, recently releasing its own science-based targets for its energy policy, which includes renewable energy as a significant part. And finally, renewable energy provides natural, beneficial hedges against volatile energy pricing in the markets. Power Purchase Agreements with energy providers enables this hedge and has proven to be a huge benefit to the company.

Advice for convincing the C-suite to consider sustainability projects The C-suite of any company must be on board if a move toward sources of renewable energy is going to take place. Both Craig D’Arcy and Craig Noxon offer their advice for how to secure the buy-in of company executives.

First, map out the process. Have a clear projection of how and why renewable energy sources will be investigated, selected, and implemented.

Next, understand what the stakeholders care about and be sure your roadmap adequately addresses those concerns. In doing so, work hard to uncover potential landmines and head them off proactively.

Finally, be sure you know how are you going to sell the upside of procuring energy from renewable sources. Bottom-line benefits for the company will be a significant and compelling consideration for anyone in the C-suite.

Home Depot’s sustainability efforts provide an excellent case study from which other corporations can take their cues - and this conversation provides keen insight into the why, how, and what of moving toward renewables as at least a portion of a profitable energy procurement strategy.

Resources & People Mentioned * Home Depot’s Corporate Responsibility Goals

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Podcast: The Energy Gang (LS 60 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)
Episode: A Historic Moment for Energy Storage
Pub date: 2018-02-23

If storage is the Swiss Army Knife of the electric grid, then U.S. energy regulators are breaking out their tool belts.

Last week brought a historic ruling at FERC. Commissioners told regional grid operators to create rules valuing the grid services of energy storage. Will it screw natural gas peakers – or maybe cut, saw, file, prune, hook, or crimp them?

Later in the podcast, an infrastructure redux. The White House’s infrastructure plan is out. When it comes to energy, the Trump Administration is making pipelines a priority, and largely bypassing clean energy.

We’re heading down to Mexico for our final segment. GTM was there for our solar summit last week, and we’ll share a bit of insight into the forces behind one of the hottest -- and cheapest -- solar markets in the world.

This podcast is brought to you by CPower Energy Management. Find out more about CPower's demand-side energy management solutions.

Recommended reading:

GTM: FERC Allows Energy Storage to Play in Nationwide Wholesale Markets
FERC: Final Rule on Electric Storage Participation in Regional Markets
GTM: The Trump Infrastructure Plan Is ‘a Big Nothing Burger’ for Clean Energy
WaPo: Trump's Infrastructure Plan Would Make It Harder to Challenge Pipelines
GTM: Mexico’s Solar Market Is Booming, but Still Has Key Hurdles to Clear

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Podcast: Beyond The Meter (LS 26 · TOP 10% what is this?)
Episode: Resiliency and Technology in Cities, Ep #9
Pub date: 2020-09-14

Most of us live day to day in our city of choice without giving much thought to the infrastructure and services that living in the city provides. But when a natural disaster or outage happens, we immediately recognize that vitally important things were going on behind the scenes that we benefit from directly.

This episode highlights the steps the city of Greensboro, NC has taken to begin its “Smart City” initiative, which includes a number of renewable energy approaches. You’ll enjoy hearing from three officials from the city of Greensboro and how their varied roles provide unique looks at the challenges of becoming a Smart City.

You will want to hear this episode if you are interested in... * The guests on this episode and their role in energy & renewables [0:58] * How Greensboro started its “Smart City” journey [4:48] * The overview of Greensboro’s energy management evolution [9:01] * Greensboro’s actions compared to other municipalities [12:59] * The consequences associated with power outages for cities [18:08] * How does resiliency intersect with renewable energy sources? [26:25] * Greensboro’s kiosk program: why it was created and what it’s accomplished [28:43] * How Duke and other energy suppliers can partner toward renewables [33:46] * Prioritizing investments in smart city and renewable energy projects [35:41] * Are energy-as-a-service programs helpful for municipalities? [40:10] * Emerging priorities for cities and the communities they serve [47:17]

The Smart City journey the City of Greensboro is on The city of Greensboro, North Carolina started its journey to becoming a Smart City when neighboring cities began working on fiber installations. Greensboro’s leadership began investigating its own options for fiber installations since high-speed data connections are foundational to the technology needed to implement Smart City approaches. From there, many additional developments have come about.

In their current approach, the city’s leaders are continuing to ask, “How can we leverage the Smart Cities approach for growth and economic development?” Some of the initiatives they’ve implemented so far are the city’s smart connected corridor, which includes informational kiosks visitors can use to find out about the city, locate destinations, and connect with public transportation. Find out more by listening to this conversation!

Why resiliency is vital for municipalities like Greensboro The situation in Greensboro mirrors the reality of many municipalities around the nation. For Greensboro, 30 out of 80 facilities are emergency-related, so when the power for the city experiences a disruption, there’s not only a dollar impact, it can also create a logistics nightmare. A tornado a few years ago made it abundantly clear that resiliency for the city’s power grid was of the utmost importance.

Greensboro’s CIO, Jane Nickels says that if the data center goes down, everything in the city shuts down, and it would take days to get the data center back up. For that reason one of the resiliency measures they are adopting is a migration of everything possible to the cloud. As well, all projects — Smart City related or not — have resiliency in mind. From the creation of “battery buses” to the use of solar power to charge them, the city is well on the way to making its power needs resilient.

How Greensboro pursues financing through partnerships City budgets are not known for being lavish and the budget in Greensboro is no exception. The city had no budget at all set aside for Smart City initiatives when the idea came to the forefront, so those leading the charge had to look for partners. When they keep their ears open to what’s going on in the city and do the legwork of discovering what projects are slated by other companies, they can often find ways to attach a Smart City initiative to that project. These are collaborations that enable them to leverage Smart City ideas into the projects other organizations are already budgeting. Listen to learn more about how Greensboro is utilizing smart energy and building resilient systems.

Resources & People Mentioned * Smart City Media * Duke Energy

Connect With Our Guests Michael Kilpatrick, Key Segment Manager, State Governments, Municipalities, and Co-ops

Michael leads strategic planning and engagement within state government, municipal, and co-op segments and is tasked with expanding revenue, profitability, and customer satisfaction by delivering solutions from an array of Duke Energy products and services, including but not limited to renewables, microgrids, and other energy-as-a-service offerings.

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Jane Nickels, CIO, City of Greensboro

As CIO for the City of Greensboro, Jane Nickles serves in the executive capacity as the director of Information Technology and Enterprise Solutions. Under Jane’s leadership, the City of Greensboro has been recognized as a Top 10 Digital City by the Center for Digital Government since 2014. Jane led the TriGig Regional High Speed Broadband initiative to bring competitive gigabit internet services to Greensboro and surrounding areas. Other areas of focus include Data Driven Government, Open Data strategies, Digital Equity, Smart City initiatives and continuous innovation.

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Butch Shumate, Facilities Manager at City of Greensboro

Butch is an experienced Division Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the government administration industry. Skilled in Budgeting, Contractors, Government, Project Estimation, and Facility Management (FM).

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Sergey Kobalev, Energy and Sustainability Management Engineer

Sergey Kobelev serves as the Energy Management Engineer for the city of Greensboro facilities, a position he has had since 2017. In this role, Sergey works to improve sustainability and energy efficiency in over 80 buildings and structures of the city of Greensboro Facilities. His primary focus is on improving existing energy conservation policies and developing new ones, often by incorporating emerging technology for the City facilities to achieve financial and sustainability goals set by the City Council.

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Podcast: IoT Playbook
Episode: How AV, facilities and cotton gins doubled Corey’s MSP business - Guest: Corey Kirkendoll
Pub date: 2020-04-21

In this episode of IoT Playbook, I interview Corey Kirkendoll, who was recently featured on the cover of ChannelPro magazine.

Corey is an MSP in Dallas, TX who helps churches and cotton farmers with their IT needs, but also, has been helping them achieve amazing results by incorporating IoT into his managed service offerings.

By working with mega-churches (over 1,000 attendees), Corey has seen the merging of facilities management, physical security and A/V into his managed IT business.

This means EVERYTHING that touches the network is a managed service opportunity.

Energy-as-a-service, AV-as-a-service, video surveillance as-a-service, and more.

You’ll also hear how Corey uses IoT to help his agriculture clients, including improving the yields on cotton gins. And by helping increase yields, Corey helps them increase their revenues, which means his revenue is increasing as well.

More Info: * 5K Technical Services * Corey Kirkendoll LinkedIn

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Podcast: Analytics Exchange: Podcasts from SAS (LS 31 · TOP 5% what is this?)
Episode: Electrifying AI: Energy Independence Anthem
Pub date: 2020-11-19

The electric utility industry, for all of its innovations over the years, has an entrenched business model. In this episode of Electrifying AI, we look at changing business models for the industry and examine what “energy independence” means.

More to the point, we discuss:

Microgrids
“Prosumers,” peer-to-peer power trading and transactive energy
Energy as a service
Virtual power plants

Join us in two weeks for our next episode, Your Next Greatest Investment. We’ll look at shifting consumer attitudes and behaviors, and how the electric utility industry is responding to this new consumer-driven energy landscape.

Here’s a list of links to references for the topics we covered in this episode:

The evolution of power business models
A pathway to a carbon-free world
The secret to a 100% renewable energy system
Ten business models to accelerate utilities digital transformation
Energy as a service
Vehicle-to-grid technology
Virtual power plants

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Podcast: FSR Energy & Climate (LS 24 · TOP 10% what is this?)
Episode: Going digital – how is technology changing the electricity world? Chris Peeters on Net Zero
Pub date: 2019-10-10

In this episode, Chris Peeters, CEO of the Elia Group, shares his views with Joana Freitas, Ambassador for the Lights on Women initiative of the FSR, on what the digitalisation of the energy system really means and discusses the key challenges and consequences for different market players. In Chris Peeters’ perspective, one of the immediate uses of digital technologies will be on improving the efficiency and effectiveness of day-to-day activities. On the other hand, Chris also notes that digitalisation will enable an efficient interaction amongst the different actors of a system that will be much more decentralized and electrified. In this new context, consumers will play an increasingly important role as we will be moving to “the concept of, first of all, consumer in the centre and, secondly, around that consumer, providers of energy as a service”. Thanks to digitalisation, market players will also become much more agile in addressing consumers’ specific needs. Regarding electricity grid operators, Chris Peeters points out two lines of action for the coming years: continue investing in the infrastructure to adjust to the new system setup and “making sure that the system evolves in a way that is actually adapting to the new needs of the clients”. Throughout this transition, “all these technologies [blockchain, artificial intelligence, drones, satellite images and big data] have somewhere their place in the system”. Regarding the large investments expected to digitize networks, Chris Peeters believes that “we should really limit the regulated sector to […] a very robust, lean and mean layer, and all the other investments need to prove themselves as commercially viable.”

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Podcast: The Interchange (LS 54 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)
Episode: Making Sense of the DER Extravaganza
Pub date: 2020-10-14

This week: consolidation and cooperation in the distributed energy market.

Just as federal regulators in the U.S. are making batteries, solar systems, electric cars, generators and other similar resources more valuable in wholesale markets, we’re seeing a new wave of business activity.

Wood Mackenzie predicts that U.S. distributed energy resource capacity will reach nearly 390 gigawatts by 2025. And a lot of companies are getting in on the action.

Amazon is jumping deeper into the smart-home game. Generac, one of the top generator companies in the U.S., just made another acquisition to help it manage batteries and pumps and motors and possibly other clean energy resources.

And Calibrant is a new company being formed by industrial multinational Siemens and MacQuarie Capital, part of the Australian financial services giant. Calibrant will offer businesses and industry and schools and hospitals no-money-down, on-site energy systems known as Energy-as-a-Service.

What do all these business moves mean for the future of this market?

Additional resources:

Amazon Blog: Alexa’s New Energy Dashboard (Coming Soon)
Greentech Media: Generac Acquires Enbala, Boosting Plan to Harness Behind-the-Meter Energy Resources
Greentech Media: Siemens and Macquarie Form Calibrant Energy to Tackle Distributed Energy Market

The Interchange is supported by Schneider Electric, the leader of digital transformation in energy management and automation. Schneider Electric has designed and deployed more than 300 microgrids in North America, helping customers gain energy independence and control, while increasing resilience and reaching their clean energy goals.

We’re also sponsored by NEXTracker. NEXTracker has more than 30 gigawatts of resilient and intelligent solar tracking systems across six continents. Optimize your solar power plant.

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Podcast: The Green Building Matters Podcast with Charlie Cichetti (LS 34 · TOP 5% what is this?)
Episode: HEAPY Michael Berning and MEP Emerging Trends
Pub date: 2020-09-23

Michael is responsible for the development of new markets and services and to provide corporate leadership for HEAPY (the wholly owned subsidiary the Design/Build construction services company HEAPY.). In this role, his team develops the “what’s next” to enhance client service experience and produce colleague advancement opportunities. To emphasize a keen focus on the HEAPY Vision of “Building a more Resilient and Sustainable Society”, new markets and services are centered on Smart Technologies Integration, Distributed Energy Resources, Resiliency Planning, Energy as a Service (EaaS), etc.

Michael has presented at several National and Regional Conferences including: Greenbuild, AIA National Convention, International Living Futures UnConference, National Conference on Building Commissioning, the World Energy Engineering Conference, Greening the Heartland and the US Institute for Theater Technology Conference.

He is on the Industrial Advisory Committee for the University of Dayton Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and served as a Fellow for the Hobart Center for Food Service Sustainability. He was a member of the Editorial Advisory Board for the former EDC Magazine, writing a column focused on Sustainability. He leads sustainability on the local level as Co-Chair of the Dayton (Ohio) Regional Green Initiative (DRG3.org) and is a past Regional Chair for the U.S Green Building Council’s College and University based USGBC Students Program. He recently served as Chair of USGBC Ohio.

HEAPY is a nationally recognized MEP&T Systems Design, Sustainability, and Planning & Commissioning Services firm. Heapy has an outstanding record of providing practical sustainable-based smart solutions for today’s high performance buildings. The HEAPY HQ achieved LEED PLATINUM.

Michael’s experience with projects in both the public and private sectors shows, when properly planned and executed throughout the entire design and construction process, every project can be Resilient, Environmentally Responsible, Energy Efficient AND Cost Effective.

Show Highlights * Building holistically by looking at the entire client's portfolio to create a plan that blends standards

Position your green building projects and jobs to be recession proof
Michael’s unique building systems as an innovation officer on solar and smart grids
Concepts that look at how you make the best use of renewables and what's next in buildings
Stick to your convictions when determining the path for your career
Outside of the box thinking that impacts long term needs and deferred maintenance for green building

“This market is still ginormous. This is the opportunity to help move the world, your community, and your family forward by being green and by living green. Helping others to do that too will give you a rewarding and impactful life. That's what we're all looking for. How can I be of impact? Being in the sustainability movement certainly is. It is questions answered.”

-Michael Berning

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Michael Berning’s Show Resource and Information * Be Fearless by Jean Case * 4 Disciplines of Execution by Jim Huling Chris McChesney, Sean Covey * Jerry Yudelson * Twitter * LinkedIn * HEAPY * “The Godfather of Green” – Jerry Yudelson podcast episode

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Podcast: Market Musings with Fairbairn & Russell
Episode: S1 Ep14: Podcast No.14 with Harvey Sinclair - eEnergy
Pub date: 2020-04-09

We chat with Harvey Sinclair from eEnergy about the Energy As A Service business model.

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Podcast: My Climate Journey (LS 45 · TOP 1% what is this?)
Episode: Ep 103: Timothy Hade, Co-Founder & COO of Scale Microgrid Solutions
Pub date: 2020-05-11

In today’s episode, we cover:

Origins of Scale Microgrid Solutions (SMS)
What’s a “microgrid?”
“Front of the meter” vs. “Behind the meter” microgrids
The way utilities are setup in the U.S.
How Tim found his way into the energy sector
The value proposition of the microgrid
How the company’s management software controls the grid components
SMS’ modular solution
SMS’ Energy-as-a-Service model
The motives for customer adoption
Microgrid’s role in contributing to a resilient energy infrastructure
The barriers inherent in the U.S. regulatory system
Similarities and differences between COVID-19 and the climate crisis
Why one should join the climate fight

Links to topics discussed in this episode:

Scale Microgrid Solutions: https://scalemicrogridsolutions.com/
Microgrid: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microgrid

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Podcast: Mission Shunya (LS 36 · TOP 3% what is this?)
Episode: 34: Renewable Energy as a Service for Industries
Pub date: 2020-07-06

Renewable Energy (RE) procurement has moved on from being a corporate goal driven procurement for industries to cost-economics driven decision. How are the RE developers evolving to provide value to this category of consumers? How can Commercial & Industrial spaces avail Renewable Energy as a Service?

Siddarth Krishna Kumar from Renew Power joins Girish Shivakumar to share his views on the new range of solutions being offered to the Commercial & Industrial (C&I) clients. Is the timing right for Energy Storage Solutions (ESS) and Virtual Power Plants (VPP)?

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Podcast: The Consciousness Podcast (LS 42 · TOP 1.5% what is this?)
Episode: Episode 42: Psilocybin, Addiction and Consciousness with Dr. Garcia-Romeu
Pub date: 2020-11-20

In this episode, I had the honor of speaking with Dr. Albert Garcia-Romeu, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Johns Hopkins and a Guest Researcher at the National Institute on Drug Abuse Intramural Neuroimaging Research Branch, where he studies the effects of psychedelic drugs in humans, with a focus on psilocybin as an aid in the treatment of addiction. We discussed his work with psilocybin, what it means to be addicted, and what insight his work has given him into the mystery of consciousness. So, please enjoy this episode, with Dr. Garcia-Romeu.

We discussed:

You did some work in treating addiction to tobacco with the aid of psilocybin. Can you tell us a little about that study? Matt Johnson
How do you think psilocybin actually worked in creating those amazing results?
1. What is the key to breaking an addiction?
2. Ego dissolution; mystical
3. Other psyches and addiction: ibogaine/opioids?
4. Cognitive behavioral therapy; Counselling; 3 months
Does psilocybin help with addictions of all kinds? Alcohol? Gambling? Etc.?
Can you tell us about dosing psilocybin for treatment of addiction?
1. Is it just a pill the patient takes, or is there more to it? See above
What other long-term effects did you notice in your patients? Spirituality? Mystical effects? Other changes?
1. Any relationship between dose and mystical effects? Challenging experiences and dose, i.e. a bad trip?
2. Any comment on the relationship between the mystical experience and one’s consciousness?
How is psilocybin metabolized in the human body? Did you administer doses based on body weight?
1. [how do these measurements relate to a single mushroom?]
What about other psychedelics, such as LSD, Ayahuasca? You’ve recently published some papers on Kratom? “Kratom” — how do you pronounce that one (krat-um)? Do these also help with addiction?
What insights do psychedelics give, through altered states of consciousness, into their underlying neurobiological mechanisms?
1. What are the neurobiological mechanisms of consciousness?
Let’s step out into the philosophical aspect of consciousness, given your insights into non-ordinary states of consciousness.
1. What are your thoughts on trying to answer the Hard Question of Consciousness — why the phenomenal experience of, say, seeing a red apple?
2. Is consciousness a function of the brain, of our hardware?
3. Mind/body duality?
What else? What haven’t I asked? Center for Psych and Consciousness Johns Hopkins;
What’s next for you, what are you excited about?
1. Hopkinspsychedelic.org
  1. Unlimited Sciences collaboration; real world psilocybin use; 3,000 enrolled;

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Podcast: Cracking The Reality Code
Episode: Episode #100. Are We In Or Out Of The Matrix?
Pub date: 2021-01-04

We explore the deeper significance of The Matrix and what it means to be outside of it

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Podcast: Quanta Science Podcast (LS 51 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)
Episode: Brain’s ‘Background Noise’ May Hold Clues to Persistent Mysteries
Pub date: 2021-05-13

By digging out signals hidden within the brain’s electrical chatter, scientists are getting new insights into sleep, aging and more. The post Brain’s ‘Background Noise’ May Hold Clues to Persistent Mysteries first appeared on Quanta Magazine

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Podcast: The Freke Show (LS 34 · TOP 5% what is this?)
Episode: WHAT IS LIFE? #37 Tim Freke and Alan Clements
Pub date: 2021-05-14

Alan and I talked about authentic spirituality, forgiveness in politics, and the distressing current situation in Burma. I found this a insightful and moving conversation. I hope you do too.

Alan Clements is a satirist, performing artist, former Buddhist monk, and investigative journalist in areas of war and extreme conflict. He is also the author of numerous books, a spoken word album, and the subject of a feature documentary film ’Spiritually Incorrect'. His latest book is 'Extinction Rated: An auto fictional satire about good and evil'

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50 Most Spiritually Influential Living People 2020, Watkins Magazine
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Spiritual explorer since a spontaneous awakening when he was 12 years old
Founder of ‘Unividualism’, which combines evolutionary science and deep spirituality to offer a visionary new understanding of the nature of reality and the purpose of life

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Podcast: New Scientist The Big Interview (LS 34 · TOP 5% what is this?)
Episode: #2: Brian Greene on why there is no meaning to life, and how incredible it is that we exist at all
Pub date: 2021-05-11

Brian Greene is an American theoretical physicist, mathematician and string theorist. Despite tackling some of the most ‘out there’ questions in science, Brian is able to break down his work into relatable information. A multiple bestselling author, his latest book is ‘Until The End of Time: Mind, Matter and our Search for Meaning in an Evolving Universe’. In this engaging conversation, Brian explains his belief that there is no definitive meaning to life, and suggests that people should focus on how incredible it is that we exist at all. Despite acknowledging that many of the questions he raises in his career will probably remain unanswered for centuries, Brian says the hope of gleaning some insight into the universe’s big unknowns is what keeps him going. He digs into every area of existence imaginable, from questions of life, religion, the flow of time and the origin of the universe. This conversation will make you question everything you know about yourself – Do you have free will? Are you truly conscious? – and yet you’ll still come away feeling empowered.

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Podcast: Enter the Labyrinth | Philosophy, Psychology, Myth, Spirituality, and Existence (LS 40 · TOP 2% what is this?)
Episode: The Myth of the "True Self" | Gnosticism and Finding Yourself
Pub date: 2021-06-30

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Podcast: Philosophy Talk Starters (LS 39 · TOP 2% what is this?)
Episode: 527: Your Brain on Literature
Pub date: 2021-07-09

More at https://www.philosophytalk.org/shows/your-brain-literature.

Cognitive science has revolutionized our understanding of the brain and how it functions. Researchers have even used fMRI to detect differences in the way people engage with literature. But can contemporary science really teach us anything about how novels, poems, and movies work? Do new understandings of the unconscious help us appreciate the brilliant magic tricks that writers pull off? And could a better picture of mental imagery inspire novelists to write differently? Josh and Ray pick the brain of Stanford neuroscientist David Eagleman, author of "Livewired: The Inside Story of the Ever-Changing Brain."

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Podcast: The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish (LS 69 · TOP 0.05% what is this?)
Episode: #115 Danny Meyer: Hospitality and Humanity
Pub date: 2021-07-13

Celebrated restaurateur Danny Meyer discusses the intersection between hospitality and humanity, and why we are all in the hospitality business regardless of where we work. Meyer defines hospitality and how to deliver it with every interaction, how we can scale a feeling, hiring great people and when to let them go, and so much more.

Meyer is the Chief Executive Officer of the Union Square Hospitality Group, which comprises some of New York's most beloved and acclaimed restaurants, including Gramercy Tavern, The Modern, and Maialino. In 2004 Meyer and USHG founded the wildly popular Shake Shack, a New York fast-casual restaurant chain that has since grown to more than 250 locations around the world.

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Podcast: Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal (LS 48 · TOP 1% what is this?)
Episode: Chris Langan on IQ, The Singularity, Free Will, Psychedelics, CTMU, and God
Pub date: 2021-07-14

YouTube link: https://youtu.be/N-bRM1kYuNA

Chris Langan has the highest recorded IQ in America, and has invented a theory of everything called the CTMU based in metalogic. Sponsors: https://brilliant.org/TOE for 20% off. http://algo.com for supply chain AI.

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TIMSTAMPS:

00:00:00 Introduction 00:06:00 How long does it take to learn the CTMU? 00:09:52 Introduction to the CTMU 00:12:03 Syntax and Semantics duality (Stone duality) 00:13:26 Syntactic covering, human cognitive syntax, and reality syntax 00:14:38 "Language" is more like reality than mathematical language 00:15:19 Love, related to "inner expansion" 00:16:28 There's no such thing as a "literal interpretation" 00:17:47 Standard physics is a linear-ectomorphic semi-model 00:19:59 Zeno's paradox and the problem with continuity / real numbers 00:22:00 The conspansive manifold 00:24:03 Meta-simultaneity 00:25:58 CTMU set theory vs ZFC 00:28:15 Metaformal system vs formal system 00:32:37 Free will and telic recursion 00:34:17 Evil is incoherent 00:35:20 Syndiffeonesis and the hierarchy of metalanguages 00:37:32 Difference from sameness (monism / nonduality) 00:40:00 Mach's principle 00:42:08 Expanding universe (expanding INTO what? vs. the metric) 00:44:37 How did Chris come up with the CTMU? 00:45:41 Newcomb's paradox and free will 00:55:16 Unary relations and syndiffeonesis 00:57:02 You participate in what you perceive. You help create the world. 01:01:38 A theory of everything must "explain" cognition 01:02:26 Origin of life 01:03:19 Many Worlds Interpretation is "hogwash" 01:08:17 Existence is everywhere a choice to exist 01:12:58 Definition of G.O.D. (God) 01:14:16 If consciousness is associated with quantum collapse, can a particle be evil? 01:15:25 Good vs evil (in the CTMU) 01:17:14 Human Singularity vs Tech Singularity 01:20:18 Mind uploading 01:22:14 Maximum entanglement speed 01:23:01 Liar's paradox 01:24:49 What is death? What happens after death? 01:26:38 UFOs / UAPs / Jack Sarfatti 01:30:58 Chris' paranormal experiences 01:39:10 On the criticism of Chris' CTMU (and Weinstein / Wolfram) 01:43:27 Supertautology 01:46:05 Interpreting different religions as aspect of the same reality 01:46:55 Why is atheism associated with being intellectual? 01:51:31 IQ and Stephen Jay Gould 02:00:04 The truth about intelligence is that there's more to it than IQ 02:03:46 On Chris' personality, and how he chose his wife 02:11:18 New Atheism and Sam Harris / Dawkins 02:18:07 Hell exists 02:23:47 Belief vs action 02:27:29 God is his own bound 02:28:10 Who was Jesus? Who was Buddha? 02:30:52 Klee Irwin 02:36:05 Joscha Bach 02:38:33 Proto-computation vs Turing machine 02:44:50 Eric Weinstein's Geometric Unity 02:46:57 Stephen Wolfram's Theory of Everything 02:49:04 Donald Hoffman's "reality is an illusion" 02:50:34 Bohm and Bergson 02:55:07 Douglas Hofstadter's Strange Loop 02:56:37 Penrose and Hameroff 02:59:36 Thomas Campbell's "My Big TOE" 03:02:07 Noam Chomsky 03:06:06 Jordan Peterson 03:07:45 Metacausation 03:10:56 Logico-geometric duality 03:13:17 Trialic 03:14:47

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Podcast: Philosopher's Zone (LS 55 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)
Episode: Trust, risk and experts
Pub date: 2021-07-18

Public trust in experts is on the wane. And when we consider that a key role of experts is the assessment and management of risk, this mistrust becomes worrying, given that life in an industrialised technology-driven world keeps getting riskier by the day. How should experts communicate risk? and what kind of trust should we place in them?

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Podcast: Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas (LS 69 · TOP 0.05% what is this?)
Episode: 156 | Catherine D’Ignazio on Data, Objectivity, and Bias
Pub date: 2021-07-19

How can data be biased? Isn’t it supposed to be an objective reflection of the real world? We all know that these are somewhat naive rhetorical questions, since data can easily inherit bias from the people who collect and analyze it, just as an algorithm can make biased suggestions if it’s trained on biased datasets. A better question is, how do biases creep in, and what can we do about them? Catherine D’Ignazio is an MIT professor who has studied how biases creep into our data and algorithms, and even into the expression of values that purport to protect objective analysis. We discuss examples of these processes and how to use data to make things better.

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Catherine D’Ignazio received a Master of Fine Arts from Maine College of Art and a Master of Science in Media Arts and Sciences from the MIT Media Lab. She is currently an assistant professor of Urban Science and Planning and Director of the Data+Feminism Lab at MIT. She is the co-author, with Lauren F. Klein, of the book Data Feminism.

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Podcast: Brain Inspired (LS 47 · TOP 1% what is this?)
Episode: BI NMA 03: Stochastic Processes Panel
Pub date: 2021-07-22

Panelists:

Yael Niv.@yael_nivKonrad Kording@KordingLab.Previous BI episodes:BI 027 Ioana Marinescu & Konrad Kording: Causality in Quasi-Experiments.BI 014 Konrad Kording: Regulators, Mount Up!Sam Gershman.@gershbrain.Previous BI episodes:BI 095 Chris Summerfield and Sam Gershman: Neuro for AI?BI 028 Sam Gershman: Free Energy Principle & Human Machines.Tim Behrens.@behrenstim.Previous BI episodes:BI 035 Tim Behrens: Abstracting & Generalizing Knowledge, & Human Replay.BI 024 Tim Behrens: Cognitive Maps.

This is the third in a series of panel discussions in collaboration with Neuromatch Academy, the online computational neuroscience summer school. In this episode, the panelists discuss their experiences with stochastic processes, including Bayes, decision-making, optimal control, reinforcement learning, and causality.

The other panels:

First panel, about model fitting, GLMs/machine learning, dimensionality reduction, and deep learning.Second panel, about linear systems, real neurons, and dynamic networks.Fourth panel, about basics in deep learning, including Linear deep learning, Pytorch, multi-layer-perceptrons, optimization, & regularization.Fifth panel, about “doing more with fewer parameters: Convnets, RNNs, attention & transformers, generative models (VAEs & GANs).Sixth panel, about advanced topics in deep learning: unsupervised & self-supervised learning, reinforcement learning, continual learning/causality.

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Podcast: Columbia Energy Exchange (LS 50 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)
Episode: How Climate Change Fuels Extreme Weather
Pub date: 2021-07-20

Record-breaking heat waves in Oregon and Washington State. Wildfires rippling through the West. A looming season of hurricanes.

These weather events take a toll on human life and strain our energy infrastructure.

But to what extent are extreme weather events made worse and more frequent by human-caused climate change?

This week on the podcast, climate scientist and Columbia Professor Adam Sobel speaks with host Jason Bordoff about the latest science behind attributing extreme weather events to the changing climate.

They discuss the limitations and possibilities of this kind of attribution science and why making these connections matters.

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Podcast: Chatter that Matters (LS 47 · TOP 1% what is this?)
Episode: Tom Beakbane wants to change your mind about Climate Change
Pub date: 2020-03-24

Are we real with climate change? Are we separating fact from fiction, hearing arguments from both sides for a balanced opinion on climate change? Should the claims of climate catastrophe be believed and taxed?

In this episode, I interview Tom Beakbane, a scientist by training, an entrepreneur by choice. Tom is a family man, loves the outdoors, and a leading brand strategist. Tom put his reputation on the line to create a platform called www.climaterealismcanada.ca to add his voice to a global roar that is challenging the narrative of climate catastrophists. Tom is putting forth an alternate point of view on climate change, which he is basing on climate science and what’s required to address these challenges in Canada. His comments on carbon and carbon tax are worth the price of listening alone.

From science to branding (3:19) Tom’s journey from his studies in the UK to building a diverse career in Canada. Combining his science-based academic background with writing skills and his love for painting, Tom enters the world of packaged goods and brand communications. Tony and Tom's paths soon cross. https://climaterealismcanada.ca/climatescience_no/

To climate change (6:13) After one of his annual backcountry ski trips in the Rocky Mountains, Toms journey into the realm of climate change and climate science begins. A self-described “unlikely candidate”, and initially dismissive, his interest increases as he realizes that the medias headlines were not representative of what real scientists were thinking. https://climaterealismcanada.ca/reality-not-propaganda/

Climate realism (13:18) With the launch of www.climaterealismcanada.ca, a stand is taken against Canadas’ climate change propaganda. Tom realizes that Canada has no real plan to balance the needs for energy development, consumption and climate change. Taxing consumers and industries is not the answer - it certainly doesn’t spur on innovation to develop alternate forms of energy.

The truth about carbon dioxide (16:50) Tom explains how Al Gores documentary “An Inconvenient Truth” has influenced climate change science and how carbon dioxide was hijacked for convenience. There is no catastrophe - the forecasts were wrong - and we have many more environmental issues to deal with aside from carbon dioxide. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Inconvenient_Truth https://climaterealismcanada.ca/reduce-pollution/

A climate catastrophe. Really? (25:02) We will not be burning up in 20-30yrs time says, Tom. There is no credible evidence or scientist that supports the climate catastrophe position. We need policies that are beneficial to both the environment and Canadians and we need to teach our kids not to be afraid of the future. https://climaterealismcanada.ca/no-climate-emergency/

Fossil fuel - changing the narrative (29:04) If we are going to replace fossil fuel, Canadians will need real and viable alternatives. We need adult conversations, not panic. Conversations not only about the science of climate change but also about the intersection of energy and environmental policy. https://climaterealismcanada.ca/policy/

How can you help? (31:58) - Be informed. Learn, question and understand the issues and science of climate change - Push back on the climate catastrophists - Don't be hypocritical

Closing (33:50) Tony Chapman shares his insights and learnings: - Open your mind to other peoples opinions - Listen generously, be curious and form your own opinions - Have the courage of your conviction - Fight your way to the middle ground

Links and References

Climate Realism Canada - https://climaterealismcanada.ca/ Follow Climate Realism on Twitter - https://twitter.com/CanadaRealism Follow Climate Realism on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Climate-Realism-Canada-111968553644836/

European Climate Realist Network - https://ecr.network An Inconvenient Truth https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Inconvenient_Truth Al Gore - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Gore Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) - https://www.ipcc.ch

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Podcast: I don’t #Know yet 🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️
Episode: Tom Finn and Bobby Sawyer
Pub date: 2021-03-07

Bobby Neptune sits down with Author Tom Beakbane to talk about his book How to understand Everything and some other shit 🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️

Podcast: Koap Bitesized
Episode: An Interview with the Author Tom Beakbane about his new book "How to Understand Everything. Consilience: A new Way to See the World"
Pub date: 2021-04-19

This is a first for me, having a recorded conversation with somebody I have just met. I will say however Tom's book is incredibly interesting and challenging in many ways. He takes an alternative look at everything we think is right in the world and challenges some of the traditional ways we think about ourselves and others. It is a challenging read that will make you think but is not that the point.

When I first had the call with Tom, I had only managed to get two thirds of the way through the book, and so I am not sure I have done him the justice he deserves, especially now I have completed It. So, I am hoping that I can persuade him to come back for a second conversation.

For now if you wish to contact Tom directly please see the links below.

Order the book on Amazon: https://mybook.to/Understand_Everything

How to Understand Everything website. https://howtounderstandeverything.beakbane.com/

What is Consilience? https://youtu.be/p4DeBJEmGiw

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/beakbane-publishing/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HowToUnderstandEverything

Twitter: @TomBeakbane

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Podcast: The Sensibly Speaking Podcast (LS 45 · TOP 1% what is this?)
Episode: How to Understand Everything with Tom Beakbane
Pub date: 2021-04-03

Podcast: The Today's Leader Podcast (LS 59 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)
Episode: #297 Tom Beakbane The More We Understand The More we Realise How Little we Know
Pub date: 2021-05-05

This episode is a fascinating insight into an incredibly deep but practical thinker.

Tom Beakbane is president of Beakbane: Brand Strategies and Communications, a company that has delivered over 20,000 projects to Fortune 500 customers since 1986.

He resurrected the concept of consilience after attempting to account for the gap between textbook theories of human behavior and his experiences creating marketing communications. He closed the gap by tapping into his passion for understanding developments at the frontiers of science.

Prepare for your view of the world to be challenged.
Connect with Tom:
The book: How to Understand Everything. Consilience: A New Way to See the World. https://mybook.to/Understand_Everything

Linkedin- https://www.linkedin.com/in/tombeakbane-author-consilience/

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Podcast: EXTRAordinary Podcast (LS 37 · TOP 2.5% what is this?)
Episode: Consilience with Jeremy Gilbertson
Pub date: 2019-05-17

Consilience is the theme for my guest today. consilience is the idea that evidence from independent, unrelated sources can "converge" on strong conclusions. In other words, arriving at the same results through various fields of study. And that seems to be exactly how Jeremy is living his life and running his businesses. Jeremy Gilbertson is headed down a path few understand or appreciate. While Music is his passion and ultimately the primary focus, the path through that medium and life in general is both multi-disciplined and multifaceted. Watching him trail-blaze this path has been so inspirational. His openness to new experiences and preparation for opportunity has led Jeremy to be involved in a lot of unique projects. Whether conducting a song writing workshop for vets at Camp Southern Ground, or orchestrating the film score for a civil rights short, Jeremy seemingly does it all. But he still maintains a work/life balance thanks in large part to his amazing wife Traci, who , as he will tell you, makes it all possible. Please enjoy my conversation with Jeremy Gilbertson.

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Podcast: Untaken Takes
Episode: S2 Episode #1: What The Fuck Is Consilience w/Tom Beakbane
Pub date: 2021-04-14

Today the boys have a very special guest Tom Beakbane. The author of the book called “How to Understand Everything Consilience : a new way to see the world” a book that breaks down everything we know and understand on in our society from multiple perspectives and nuanced topics such as the environmental, politics, consciousness and philosophy.

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Podcast: Alexander Schmid Podcast (LS 25 · TOP 10% what is this?)
Episode: Consilience Conversations 001: Confirmation Bias
Pub date: 2018-09-12

In this new segment, Neuroscientist Dr. Matt Roos and I discuss the newly emerging relationship between hard science and the humanities, the relationship between story, emotion, and the ancient brain, and the evolutionary/neuroscientific reasons for the existence of the confirmation bias.

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Podcast: Alexander Schmid Podcast (LS 25 · TOP 10% what is this?)
Episode: Consilience Conversations 006: Free Will
Pub date: 2018-11-20

On this episode of Consilience Conversations, Dr. Matt Roos and I are joined by special guest: Daniel Babcock, from Contemporary Commentaries on Westworld (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKdLUOouUfd5sejP8id34olqtwzbKsD3Y or https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/episodes/Episode-048-Westworld-Season-II-Episode-I-e1cb4e). We discuss (a) contemporary experiments on movement and neural imaging, (b) Christian and Greco-Roman epic and philosophical views on free-will, and (c) the potential legal, moral, religious, and educational impacts these questions could have.

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Podcast: Emerge: Making Sense of What's Next (LS 46 · TOP 1% what is this?)
Episode: Daniel Schmachtenberger - Utopia or Bust: Designing a Non Self-Terminating Civilization
Pub date: 2019-08-05

This week I'm speaking with Daniel Schmachtenberger.

Daniel is a founding member of The Consilience Project, aimed at improving public sensemaking and dialogue.

The throughline of his interests has to do with ways of improving the health and development of individuals and society, with a virtuous relationship between the two as a goal.

Towards these ends, he’s had particular interest in the topics of catastrophic and existential risk, civilization and institutional decay and collapse as well as progress, collective action problems, social organization theories, and the relevant domains in philosophy and science.

Motivated by the belief that advancing collective intelligence and capacity is foundational to the integrity of any civilization, and necessary to address the unique risks we currently face given the intersection of globalization and exponential technology, he has spoken publicly on many of these topics, hoping to popularize and deepen important conversations and engage more people in working towards their solutions. Many of these can be found here.

We talk about the current state of the phase shift, whether we are past the point of no return for social collapse, Daniel’s three generator functions of existential risk, the definition of an adequate social architecture that avoids existential risk, how technology creates asymmetric advantage that debases the planetary life support system, why we need to create technology that leads to ‘metastability’, the pollution of the epistemic commons, why we need to define problems in a comprehensive way where the solutions don’t create worse problems, the vows Daniel made as a teenager, what progress is being made at solving the generator functions of existential risk, the auto-poetic nature of trauma, and the necessity of a mature relationship between certainty and uncertainty.

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Podcast: Rebel Wisdom (LS 53 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)
Episode: War on Sensemaking V, Daniel Schmachtenberger
Pub date: 2020-09-30

The increasing inability to make sense of the world is an existential problem, what might we be able to do to fix it?

The original War on Sensemaking film was a viral hit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Lqao...

In the time since then Daniel Schmachtenberger has been thinking hard about how deep the problem goes and what is needed to fix it.

This film outlines how essential sensemaking is to a functioning society, and introduces a new project that is designed to fix it, the Consilience Project. See the very end of the film for more on that, and to offer help, go to: https://airtable.com/shrVKehFhMKxEpWU1

Daniel will be doing a live Q&A about this film for Rebel Wisdom members, check out the different membership options here: https://www.rebelwisdom.co.uk/plans

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Podcast: The Michael Shermer Show (LS 57 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)
Episode: 109. Neil Shubin — Some Assembly Required: Decoding Four Billion Years of Life, from Ancient Fossils to DNA
Pub date: 2020-03-24

The author of the best-selling Your Inner Fish gives us a lively and accessible account of the great transformations in the history of life on Earth — a new view of the evolution of human and animal life that explains how the incredible diversity of life on our planet came to be. Over billions of years, ancient fish evolved to walk on land, reptiles transformed into birds that fly, and apelike primates evolved into humans that walk on two legs, talk, and write. For more than a century, paleontologists have traveled the globe to find fossils that show how such changes have happened. We have now arrived at a remarkable moment — prehistoric fossils coupled with new DNA technology have given us the tools to answer some of the basic questions of our existence: How do big changes in evolution happen? Is our presence on Earth the product of mere chance? This new science reveals a multibillion-year evolutionary history filled with twists and turns, trial and error, accident and invention. In Some Assembly Required, Neil Shubin takes readers on a journey of discovery spanning centuries, as explorers and scientists seek to understand the origins of life’s immense diversity. Shermer and Shubin also discuss:

Darwin’s consilience of inductions (convergence of evidence) from multiple lines of inquiry
how a scientific theory can gain acceptance without an underlying causal mechanism (evolutionary theory before DNA)
what scientists should do with anomalies unexplained by the prevailing theory
Does ontogeny recapitulate phylogeny? (What can we learn about evolution from embryology?)
What is epigenetics, anyway?
the best explanation for the origins of life
how information can increase in a genome
from microevolution to macroevolution: why creationists are wrong
Are there hopeful monsters in evolution?
Punctuated equilibrium and what it was like to be Steve Gould’s TA
women in science, then and now
What it’s like to do a paleontological dig north of the arctic circle? and
Martian paleontology.

Neil Shubin is the author of Some Assembly Required, Your Inner Fish, and The Universe Within. He is the Robert R. Bensley Professor of Organismal Biology and Anatomy at the University of Chicago. He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2011. He lives in Chicago.

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Some Assembly Required: Decoding Four Billion Years of Life, from Ancient Fossils to DNA

Your Inner Fish: A Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body

The Universe Within: Discovering the Common History of Rocks, Planets, and People

Podcast: Sped up Rationally Speaking
Episode: Rationally Speaking #63 - Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge
Pub date: 2020-12-14

Will all knowledge eventually be united? And what does that even mean, anyway? In this episode of Rationally Speaking, Massimo and Julia explore the topic of consilience, or the "unity of knowledge," a concept popularized by biologist and theorizer E. O. Wilson. Along the way they discuss whether all phenomena can be explained in terms of physics, the importance of precise language, and the seductive dangers of the "deepity."

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Podcast: The Jim Rutt Show (LS 49 · TOP 1% what is this?)
Episode: EP7 Daniel Schmachtenberger and the Evolution of Technology
Pub date: 2019-08-12

Daniel Schmachtenberger is a founding member of The Consilience Project, aimed at improving public sensemaking and dialogue. The throughline of his interests has to do with ways of improving the health and development of individuals and society, with a virtuous relationship between the two as a goal. Towards these ends, he’s had particular interest in … Continue reading EP7 Daniel Schmachtenberger and the Evolution of Technology →

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Podcast: The Dissenter (LS 36 · TOP 3% what is this?)
Episode: Don Ross Part 2: Picoeconomics, Addiction, Scientific Models, and Consilience
Pub date: 2019-02-01

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08:39 Addiction, decision-making, economics, and clinical psychology

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Podcast: The Jim Rutt Show (LS 49 · TOP 1% what is this?)
Episode: Currents 028: Simon DeDeo on Explaining Explanation
Pub date: 2021-02-25

Jim & Simon DeDeo on his recent paper, “From Probability to Consilience: How Explanatory Values Implement Bayesian Reasoning“… In this currents episode, Jim talks to Simon DeDeo about his recently co-authored (with Zachary Wojtowicz) paper, “From Probability to Consilience: How Explanatory Values Implement Bayesian Reasoning“. They cover its connection to AI & human development, description vs power in explanation, … Continue reading Currents 028: Simon DeDeo on Explaining Explanation →

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Podcast: The Jim Rutt Show (LS 49 · TOP 1% what is this?)
Episode: Currents 030: Daniel Schmachtenberger on The Consilience Project
Pub date: 2021-04-22

Daniel Schmachtenberger & Jim talk about his newly launched project, The Consilience Project… Daniel Schmachtenberger & Jim talk about his newly launched project, The Consilience Project. They start by covering some background for the project: why start it, primary focuses, cultural renaissance, the role of education & press, eroding knowledge commons, rapidly changing culture & scales, and learning from … Continue reading Currents 030: Daniel Schmachtenberger on The Consilience Project →

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Podcast: Nine To Noon
Episode: Sir Partha Dasgupta: GDP is not fit for purpose
Pub date: 2021-02-24

Sir Partha Dasgupta is the author of a landmark review calling for transformational change in our economic approach to nature. He is Emeritus Professor of Economics at the University of Cambridge and and Chair of the Management Board of its Centre for the Study of Existential Risk. He was appointed by the British Chancellor of the Exchequer to lead an independent global review to assess the economic benefits of biodiversity and the economic costs of its loss. That review, released earlier this month, finds prosperity has come at a "devastating" cost to the natural world. Sir Partha says nature must be recognised as an asset and that our traditional measure of economic prosperity - Gross Domestic Product - is no longer fit for purpose.

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Podcast: Climate and Sustainability in Multiple Dimensions
Episode: Sustainable Humanity, Sustainable Environment, Our Responsibility - Part 2
Pub date: 2015-03-16

The second half of a discussion between Professor Charles Kennel, Lord Martin Rees, and Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta on combining natural and social scientific expertise to address the relationship between humanity and nature.

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Podcast: Nine To Noon
Episode: Putting a dollar value on biodiversity
Pub date: 2020-02-12

Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta is a pioneer in the field of environmental economics: making the economic case for biodiversity. He is Emeritus Professor of Economics at the University of Cambridge and and Chair of the Management Board of its Centre for the Study of Existential Risk. Last year he was appointed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer to lead an independent global review to assess the economic benefits of biodiversity and the economic costs of its loss. He pioneered the Inclusive Wealth Index, where a monetary value is put on natural resources, and then Green National Accounting nature as well as human capital is accounted for. Sir Partha is in New Zealand as a guest of Victoria University Wellington where he will deliver a lecture called The Economics of Biodiversity on Tuesday 18th March. He is a guest of the Reserve Bank and the University.

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Podcast: LSE: Public lectures and events (LS 55 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)
Episode: The Economics of Biodiversity
Pub date: 2020-05-07

Contributor(s): Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta | Humanity has prospered immensely in recent decades, but this has been coupled with profound impacts on biodiversity. This presents significant risks to our economies and way of life, as well as those of future generations. Partha Dasgupta is leading an independent, global review on the Economics of Biodiversity, commissioned by HM Treasury. The final Review will report in the autumn, and ahead of the COP15 international biodiversity summit due to take place in Kunming, China, where new long-term biodiversity targets will be agreed, and ahead of the COP26 climate summit. Minouche Shafik will discuss and explore with Professor Dasgupta the sustainability of humanity’s engagement with nature: what we take from it; how we transform what we take from and return to it; why we have disrupted nature’s processes; and what we must do differently to enhance our collective wealth and wellbeing, and that of our descendants. Partha Dasgupta is a pioneer in the field of environmental economics. He is Frank Ramsey Emeritus Professor of Economics at the University of Cambridge and Chair of the Management Board of its Centre for the Study of Existential Risk. He was named Knight Bachelor by the Queen for services to economics in 1992 and is the recipient of numerous prizes including the Blue Planet Prize (2015) which recognises outstanding contributions to the improvement of the global environment. Minouche Shafik is Director of the London School of Economics and Political Science. Prior to this she was Deputy Governor of the Bank of England. The Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment (@GRI_LSE) was established by the London School of Economics and Political Science in 2008 to create a world-leading centre for policy-relevant research and training on climate change and the environment, bringing together international expertise on economics, finance, geography, the environment, international development and political economy. Twitter Hashtag for this event: #LSEBiodiversity

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Podcast: BBC Inside Science (LS 60 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)
Episode: Putting a number on biodiversity
Pub date: 2021-02-04

Ahead of the COP summit in Glasgow at the end of the year, this week an important study was published that attempts to enumerate the value of biodiversity in the economics of humankind. Prof Sir Partha Dasgupta's review makes it clear how essential and yet vulnerable it is.

Trees play a large part in the biosystems of the planet, and replanting them is often touted as a solution to many of the carbon challeneges of the next century. But a paper and forthcoming conference hosted by Kew points out just how carefully reforestation - let alone afforestation - must be conducted.

Kew tree expert Kate Hardwick tells Victoria about their 10 golden rules of planting trees.

In a forest in Borneo, trees have been planted that will extract the high levels of Nickel from the local soil. It is hoped that the biomass from the trees can then be used to harvest the nickel. It is an attempt to commercialize successfully the dreams of "phytomining" - finding specific crops or traits in plants that can act to "hyperaccumulate" minerals and metals from soils. BBC Inside Science's Harrison Lewis reports how, after some intrepid botany, the idea might just now be bearing heavy fruit.

But finding the plants that do some of what you want them to does not mean they should be planted just anywhere. Lulu Zhang from United Nations University in Dresden, Germany tells Victoria about the Chinese experience of a few decades ago when the Black Lotus tree seemed to be just the ticket for newly foresting huge areas of China to stabilize and neutralize soils. Unfortunately, nobody realized how thirsty the monocultured forest would be, and the thirsty trees deprived the area of much of the rainwater from humans and agriculture.

Meanwhile this week scientists have published work looking at how even the noise from traffic on the roads can disrupt animal behaviour. Chris Templeton of Pacific University in Oregon has been studying how some bird's cognititve abilities can be affected. And Adam Bent describes work at Anglia Ruskin University into how crickets' mating choices can be adversely affected by recordings of the A14 near Cambridge.

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Podcast: Sunday Morning (LS 28 · TOP 10% what is this?)
Episode: 'Dasgupta Report has caught the world's attention'
Pub date: 2021-02-06

The Dasgupta Report was released earlier this week, with study author Partha Dasgupta urging the world's governments to rethink economic growth as a measure of success. Guardian economics editor Larry Elliott offers his analysis.

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Podcast: TIME's Top Stories (LS 40 · TOP 2% what is this?)
Episode: The Public Trusts Businesses Over Government to Solve Our Problems. But We Need Both to Try
Pub date: 2021-02-04

“Economics is a discipline that shapes decisions of the utmost consequence, and so matters to us all”, David Attenborough writes in a major new review into the relationship between economics and the natural environment, published on Tuesday. The author of the review, economist Prof. Sir Partha Dasgupta, says, “Nature is our home. Good economics demands we manage it better.

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Podcast: The Green Alliance Podcast (LS 34 · TOP 5% what is this?)
Episode: The Dasgupta Review: how to realign the economy to address the ecological crisis
Pub date: 2020-08-12

In this episode, you'll hear the highlights from one of our most recent events where we were joined by Professor Partha Dasgupta and Sir Roger Gifford, chair of the Green Finance Institute.

They provided an eye-opening discussion on the economics of biodiversity and outlined the ways in which we can rebuild a more resilient economy for the future, in ways that address the ecological crisis.

This event was included a live Q+A session and was chaired by Dame Fiona Reynolds, master of Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge.

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Podcast: The Green Alliance Podcast (LS 34 · TOP 5% what is this?)
Episode: The economics of biodiversity: why the Dasgupta Review matters ('Insights' series 2 - episode 6)
Pub date: 2021-02-09

In this episode, Jim Elliot speaks to Karen Ellis, director of sustainable economy at WWF-UK, about the landmark Dasgupta Review on the economics of biodiversity.

They discuss the significant conclusions of the review, what should be done to reverse nature’s decline and why GDP may no longer be an adequate indicator of economic development.

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Podcast: Deep Background with Noah Feldman (LS 57 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)
Episode: Becoming a District Attorney
Pub date: 2020-11-12

Tali Farhadian Weinstein, the host of the Pushkin podcast “Hearing” and a candidate to become the next District Attorney of Manhattan, discusses how she thinks local prosecution can be reformed from within.

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Podcast: Stuff To Blow Your Mind (LS 72 · TOP 0.05% what is this?)
Episode: Fireball with Werner Herzog and Clive Oppenheimer
Pub date: 2020-11-12

In this special interview episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe chat with legendary filmmaker Werner Herzog and volcanologist Clive Oppenheimer about their new documentary "Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds," which deals with meteors and comets and their influence on ancient religions and other cultural and physical impacts they've had on Earth.

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Podcast: Podcast Notes Playlist: Latest Episodes (LS 42 · TOP 1.5% what is this?)
Episode: #136 – Dan Carlin: Hardcore History
Pub date: 2020-11-06

Podcast Notes Key Takeaways * What’s interesting is that Germany might have been stronger in WWII without anti-semitism + Albert Einstein, along with other scientists and other valuable people would have been fighting on Germany’s side - The Holocaust might have prevented Germany from getting the nuclear bomb first + Germany used many resources in the Holocaust that could have been allocated to war efforts * Defining evil is difficult
– “One man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter” – Dan Carlin * Climate Change is a clear example of the flaws of our collective decision making
– Too many things have to go right to prevent us from destroying the Planet
– People around the World have to get onboard together
– Nations would have to put aside their interests in favor of the collective ones
– For this reason, Dan sees this as the most likely way we’ll destroy ourselves * Despite the impressive progress, Elon made with SpaceX, Dan is most impressed with Tesla + Consumers who don’t care about the environment still want Tesla - Elon has aligned the incentives of individuals with those of the Planet

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Podcast: The Journal. (LS 67 · TOP 0.05% what is this?)
Episode: What's a Movie Theater Without New Movies?
Pub date: 2020-10-08

Regal Cinemas is shutting down across the U.S. today for the second time in the pandemic. We speak with the head of Regal, Mooky Greidinger, about what caused him to pull the plug and what's needed to reopen the theaters.

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Podcast: In Focus by The Hindu (LS 45 · TOP 1% what is this?)
Episode: India’s drug laws (Part 2) — the debate on legalisation | The Hindu In Focus podcast
Pub date: 2020-10-10

In the previous episode, we went into the origin and evolution of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act to understand India’s drug laws in relation to our attitudes towards punishment and sentencing. Here, we go into the idea of legalisation — in particular, marijuana, which offers comparisons with other countries, such as the United States. In India, certain parts of the marijuana plant are allowed for commercial use while others are not. So, we look at prominent international examples to home in on where the discourse on the subject — in our courts, Parliament, in research — currently stands in India.

Tripti Tandon is a practising lawyer who works on drug policies and is associated with Lawyers Collective, a New Delhi–based NGO that works on promoting human rights.

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Podcast: Inside Energy
Episode: Oil Crash Raises New Fears About Abandoned Wells
Pub date: 2015-09-25

When energy booms bust, the public is often left responsible for the cleanup. That’s because while most states and the federal government make companies put up at least some money in advance to pay for any mess they leave behind, it’s often not enough. In Wyoming, the recent bust of the coal bed methane industry has left the state responsible for plugging thousands of wells, at a cost of tens of millions of dollars. Now, with both oil and natural gas prices in a slump, Wyoming Public Radio’s Stephanie Joyce reports for Inside Energy on whether history is bound to repeat itself.

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Podcast: Share Talk LTD
Episode: Colm Cloonan, finance director at Tlou Energy (LON:TLOU)
Pub date: 2016-10-14

Share Talk have FD of Tlou Energy, Colm Cloonan, on the podcast today. On Wednesday the Company announced that it has received an initial Independent Reserve Certification for its 100% owned Lesedi coal bed methane project in Botswana, the first certified gas reserves ever in Botswana.

http://www.investegate.co.uk/tlou-energy-ltd--tlou-/rns/initial-independent-gas-reserve-certification/201610120724203090M/

First time on the show we ask a bit more about Tlou Energy and about the chronic energy shortages currently being experienced in Botswana? We ask What does it mean for Tlou receiving this initial independent gas reserve certification?

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Podcast: MoneyForLunch
Episode: Kevin Norris, Mike Veny
Pub date: 2017-01-25

Kevin Norris CEO of 1st NRG Corp. an energy Exploration and Production company headquartered in Denver Colorado.

1st NRG Corp has been developing and producing coal bed methane reserves in Wyoming.

Mike Veny - America’s leading mental health speaker and a high-energy drum circle facilitator. He delivers educational, engaging, and entertaining presentations to meetings and conferences throughout the world.

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Podcast: Share Talk LTD
Episode: Andrew Bell, Chairman of Regency Mines Plc (AIM:RGM)
Pub date: 2017-04-20

Regency Mines Plc – Rosa Mine Coal Update.

Regency Mines Plc announces, further to the announcements of 27th March and 9th March 2017, progress at the Rosa metallurgical coal mine ("Rosa", held through Carbon Minerals Corporation or "CMC") located in Alabama, United States of America, in the Warrior Coal Basin, and at Vali Carbon Corporation ("VCC"). Regency owns 20% of CMC and 20% of VCC.

Key Highlights:

Rosa mine

· All permits and approvals now received, including Mining Plan extension allowing use of highwall miner instead of auger drill

· Final preparatory work in progress including facing-off of initial face, sampling, widening of access road

· Highwall contractor to start coal operations imminently

· Initial offtakes on rolling one month contracts, with 7 day payment, until stable production achieved

Vali Carbon Corporation

· Permitted and bonded area already held for strip mining and auger mining of the Lower Banner seam

· Planned permit revision and amendments under way to add near term strip and highwall mining while further permits elsewhere in license are processed

· Stripping under way and mobile plant being brought to site for immediate production

· Mining Plan permits increase in stages to 100,000 tpm production

· 50,000 tpm offtake contract under negotiation

· Infrastructure including 500 tph wash plant and railway siding with 10,000 ton twin hopper allowing loading of 110 wagon trains to be recommissioned during 2017

Andrew Bell, Chairman, comments: "The environment continues to improve for the coal sector and as early movers and with offtakes available we and our partners continue our high speed drive towards production at both projects".

Background

Regency has interests including coal bed methane and oil exploration, and is now bringing into production metallurgical coal projects in the Appalachian coal belt in the Eastern United States. The Appalachians have long been one of the world's largest sources of coal, and some areas contain high quality metallurgical and specialist coals.

Regency has three existing coal projects, and an additional coal acreage interest. The Rosa mine, in Blount County, Alabama, is a 3,700 acre property containing a metallurgical coal mine with an NI 43-101 Reserve where commercial production is beginning from the Lower Pottsville Formation of the Pennsylvanian Period. The VCC property is a 5,500 acre property containing a metallurgical coal mine with significant coal deposits (so far not compliant with the codes for public company reporting of coal resources and reserves) in multiple seams of the Lee Formation of the Pennsylvanian Period, where production is expected to begin shortly. The third project is a 25% joint venture interest in 6,500 acres in Jackson County, Alabama, with a record of coal production from the Pennsylvanian Pottsville Formation. Regency also holds a 20% interest in the permitted 287 acre Black Creek coal property in Alabama north of Rosa.

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Podcast: Share Talk LTD
Episode: Andrew Bell, Chairman of Regency Mines Plc (AIM:RGM)
Pub date: 2017-08-07

Share Talk spoke with Andrew Bell, Chairman of Regency Mining Plc.

We delve deeper into the update that was issued on 28th July 2017. We discuss the recent transactions and summarise the company’s interests in the Weald basin after the recent #UKOG discovery. We look at the Coal assets and what the new direction is in bringing the assets to production.

We talk about the impending IPO of the Curzon Coal Bed Methane project and near term production of its gas wells. We look at the potential future news flow of Motzfeldt and potential direction of the project.

RGM #AIM #COAL #NICKEL #CURZON #IPO

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Podcast: Conservation Today
Episode: Coast Range Forest Watch, Janet Moore
Pub date: 2018-02-11

Janet Moore is with the Coast Range Forest Watch. We talk about the campaign to save the Elliott State Forest by being certified to survey for Marbled Murrelets, a small seabird that depends on the Elliott for nesting. We also discuss other threats to the Oregon coast range, such as Coal Bed Methane, aerial herbicide spraying, and the problems with the low taxes paid by industrial private lands. For more information, see: https://coastrangeforestwatch.org/

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Podcast: The ALPS In Brief Podcast
Episode: Episode 15: 2017 ALPS Year in Review
Pub date: 2018-05-29

ALPS recently released our 2017 Annual Report online. Mark Bassingthwaighte was able to sit down with ALPS CFO Sara Smith as she elaborated on a year that was marked by growth and excitement for the company.

ALPS In Brief, The ALPS Risk Management Podcast, is hosted by ALPS Risk Manager, Mark Bassingthwaighte.

Transcript:

MARK:

Hello. Welcome to another episode of ALPS In Brief, The ALPS Risk Management Podcast. We're coming to you from the ALPS' home office in the historic Florence Building in beautiful downtown Missoula, Montana. I'm Mark Bassingthwaighte, the ALPS risk manager, and I have the pleasure today of sitting down with our corporate CFO Sara Smith.

MARK:

We're going to be talking today about the ALPS annual report which is just out. But before we get into that, Sara, can you just take a little time to share with our audience? Tell us a little bit about yourself.

SARA:

Sure. Thanks, Mark. My name is Sara Smith. I've been with ALPS for 15 years. Prior to that, I had a pretty diverse background working at retail and coal bed methane exploration.

MARK:

Wow.

SARA:

All sorts of different things. I didn't think insurance would be where I would end up, but I have found it challenging and fun and quite exhilarating at times. I've enjoyed my career here at ALPS.

MARK:

Very good. Very good. Well, we are here to talk about the annual report, the numbers from 2017 and all the good things that have been happening around here. Why don't we start with some of the most basics, the things that people are most curious about. Can you share a little bit about revenue? What's been happening?

SARA:

Sure. I think the exciting thing happening at ALPS is just our growth and we have a great trajectory going forward, but we also had a fantastic 2017. We saw growth in key states like Washington and Colorado, where we saw tripled digit growth-

MARK:

Wow, nice.

SARA:

... which is super exciting, and so our overall top-line grew about 6%, which in this competitive and market environment, it's a great achievement.

MARK:

Yeah. Very good. Not only is growth important in terms of just an insurance company, but claims frequency is also a significant thing. What happened on the frequency front?

SARA:

Well, we started to think that maybe attorneys weren't having claims anymore the way the frequency number dropped. We have seen this in the industry overall in 2017, but it was great to see in ALPS as well. Our frequency dropped right below 3% so it was great, great year.

MARK:

Wow. Those are great numbers. Growth is not always built on just revenue in terms of playing with premium numbers and having savings and frequency. Can you share a little bit about what's happening in terms of policies, number of policies, number of attorneys? How are those numbers playing out this year?

SARA:

Both policies and attorneys grew over 7% in 2017 over '16. That translates to almost 18,000 attorneys in ALPS portfolio at the end of '17.

MARK:

That's a significant change from when we started all those years ago.

SARA:

It is.

MARK:

It's a very different company which is a good thing.

SARA:

It is a good thing.

MARK:

Another key component for insurance carriers is just, in terms of their overall stability as measured by surplus. What's happening in the surplus?

SARA:

Well, surplus is so important and so critical for all insurance carriers and, as a policy holder, it's something you should be concerned with when you look at your own insurance carrier. Basically, that is the actual money available to policy holders beyond what's established for reserves. It's the foundation of security and stability within an insurance company. Our surplus grew 6% in 2017. We're just up over $40 million at the end of the year. So we're in sound financial shape.

MARK:

Yeah and I think that's a good point in terms of having lawyers understand how insurance companies ... How to judge and determine how secure and stable a company is in terms of longterm presence in a market.

SARA:

Absolutely.

MARK:

Or just the ability to pay claims going forward. And these surplus numbers are key. I'd like, shortly, to shift into a little softer side of this discussion, but before we jump there, I would like to make our listeners aware. We have put up the annual report. As I understand it, it's all on our website, interactive. Do you have any comments about that? It's just ... Just go to alpsnet.com.

SARA:

Correct.

MARK:

I just encourage you folks, if you have any interest to dig into the numbers a little bit more, all of this information is available. Let's talk about the soft stuff in 2017.

SARA:

Yeah.

MARK:

You've shared some things about growth. Lots of great things happening with the company. Just fill us in.

SARA:

I think that sometimes there's a tendency to look just at the numbers and they tell a great story in 2017 but there is also a lot of foundational work that went into 2017 that is really priming the pump for 2018 and beyond. A couple of those things are ... We did a full rate study of our entire 30 years of data, right? What do we know about our attorneys and what do we not know? What are the assumptions we've made over the years and what are the surprises? So, that was a huge undertaking. Took a lot of time and I think we got some valid information out of that.

SARA:

The other thing we did is we heard from our policy holders that maybe there was some things that we could do in our policy forms that would be better and more customizable to them. We took a hard look at our policy and developed three new policy forms to better serve our customers. That is a tremendous amount of work.

MARK:

Yeah.

SARA:

We spent most of '17 working on that. Of course, that's just the easy part. Now, we have to ... At the end of the year, we started filing our forms and rates and policies in all of our states. So, now we're hurry up and wait and see what happens.

MARK:

Yeah, yeah, yeah. We're also at a point where we're beginning to expand jurisdictionally. Any comments on what's happening there?

SARA:

Yeah, we have really put some effort forward to diversify our book both geographically as well as just from a demographic perspective. We did see significant growth in Washington and Colorado and we're going to continue to see that expansion play out. We recently were approved in Texas and starting writing business in April. So that's really exciting. We're on the march to get the last couple of states and get our Certificate of Authority. I expect that our footprint will be much different by the end of '18 then it even was in 2017.

MARK:

And while we have been recognized as a national insurer, we really now are on the verge of truly being national in terms of just a presence throughout the entire United States, which is exciting.

SARA:

It is exciting.

MARK:

It really is. Lots of opportunities coming. There's been some investments in technology as well. Can you share a little bit about what we're doing?

SARA:

Sure. I think that the consumers ... Consumers overall are changing and they're changing their purchasing patterns and the way that they like to access their information.

MARK:

Yes, right.

SARA:

I think that it's hard for insurance companies especially. We all have legacy platforms and we have to sometimes just rip the band aid off. Start over. We are working on finally e-delivery and being able to get our customers what they want, when they want it. So I think it's a huge task and it's much more complicated than you think it would be, but we're getting there.

MARK:

Very good. Very good. That's pretty much what we wanted to share. Do you have any closing comments? Exciting things to look forward in 2018? What's on your radar?

SARA:

Wow. So, 2018 right now is ... I'm really watching our rate implementation and execution and making sure that we're doing that in the right way. I think that going into new states is super exciting. How do we build traction? What does that look like? What are we going to learn? Cause you know we're going to learn a lot. We just don't know what it is at the point right now.

MARK:

And I'm looking forward myself in terms of one of the guys getting on the airplane so we can go to a few new places. Get a few more miles but-

SARA:

Right, right, right.

MARK:

To meet some new folks out in these new states. Doing some lecturing and what not. They are exciting times. Well, Sara, thank you very much. It's been a pleasure. To all of you listening, I hope you found something of value today and I encourage you, if you have any interest in learning more about what is happening here at ALPS, to visit alpsnet.com. There is a link to the annual report interactive and there's some great information there. In addition, if any of you have any questions or topics that you would like to see addressed in the future ... Or even speakers you'd like to hear on the podcast, please don't hesitate to reach out to me at mbass@alpsnet.com. Thanks for listening. Bye-bye.

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Podcast: Business Standard Podcast (LS 27 · TOP 10% what is this?)
Episode: Key takeaways from FM Sitharaman's fourth tranche of the economic stimulus
Pub date: 2020-05-16

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today announced the fourth tranche of the Rs 20-trillion economic package, focused largely on structural reforms across eight sectors of the economy. The eight sectors in which reforms are to be introduced are coal, minerals, defence production, aviation (that is airspace management; airports; and maintenance, repair & overhaul, or MRO), power distribution companies in Union territories, space technology and atomic energy. Let’s begin with the coal sector: In order to end the government's monopoly in coal mining, the FM waved the green flag for commercial mining on a revenue-sharing basis. Apart from that, she allowed liberalised entry of players with incentives. She said, given the fact that coal sector is adequately endowed with resources, it will not be subject to any regulations. Incentives will be given for gasification of coal, while CBM or Coal Bed Methane extraction will happen through auctions. Sitharaman added that an amount of Rs 50,000 crore will be spent by the government to build evacuation infrastructure. Next, we come to measures related to minerals: A seamless composite exploration-production-mining system will be put in place under which 500 open blocks will be allotted for exploration. Besides, there will also be a joint auction of bauxite and coal mining blocks. The distinction between captive and non-captive mines will be removed and transfer of mining leases will be allowed. Sitharaman also said that the Ministry of Mines is in the process of developing a mineral index and that stamp duty will be rationalised till the award of mining leases. Click podcast for more

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Podcast: The Drill Down - Exploring Oil and Gas Topics (LS 27 · TOP 10% what is this?)
Episode: The Digital Oilfield with Tony Edwards of Stepchange Global
Pub date: 2017-05-18

In this episode, we welcome Tony Edwards to the podcast. Join us for this discussion on the digital oilfield, part of our Digital Oilfield podcast series.

Remember, our listeners get $400 off the registration price (use code EKT400) to the Upstream Intelligence Data Driven Production Conference. It’s happening in Houston on July 6-7.

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About Tony Edwards Tony is a recognized expert in the application of Digital Oilfield Technologies in the oil and gas industry.

He has more than 20 years’ experience in the oil and gas industry, in leading companies such as BP and BG.

His core discipline is in operations management, including 5 years offshore and 3 years as Operations Manager on major Oil and Gas projects.

In this episode of Drill Down, we discuss Tony’s background in the digital oilfield and current trends and opportunities in this growing space.

Relevant Links: Stepchange Global

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Digital Oilfield Podcast Series: We put together this series of podcasts in conjunction with Upstream Intelligence to bring our listeners up to speed with the latest trends influencing the digital oilfield.

Upstream Intelligence Data Driven Production Conference with Louis Vye

The Digital Oilfield with Tony Edwards of Stepchange Global

Innovations in the Digital Oilfield with Joe Perino

Data Driven Production with Jim Crompton

Timestamps: [1:00] Tony Edwards’ background – The field of the future

[2:45] Mining vs Upstream – comparison and commonalities

[3:45] What sparked an interest in the digital oilfield

[7:00] Breaking down silos – colocating multi-disciplinary teams

[9:10] Integrating teams and technology – impact on production platforms

[12:30] Onshore & Shale Digital Oilfield – from the low cost ecosystem model to a low cost / smart hybrid

[16:00] Last thoughts – Opportunity in greed-field operations to drop cost and CAPEX through digital oilfield implementations

Transcript: Hi everyone. Welcome to the Drill Down with Marty Stetzer. This podcast is part of our EKTI, oil and gas learning network, and brought to you jointly today with Upstream Intelligence in the UK.

Upstream Intelligence is the foremost provider of business intelligence and analysis for the upstream oil and gas community. They’re devoted to providing unique industry insight to drive efficiencies, reduce cost, and maximize production capabilities.

Today our topic is data driven production. With an estimated global value of 31 billion dollars by 2020, the digital oilfield is the oil and gas industry’s hotbed of innovation, including big data analytics in the industrial internet of things, or IOT.

Today I’ll be speaking with Tony Edwards, an industry veteran. This is our first podcast with Tony, an expert in this field. We are really happy to have his input on this new and important part of the upstream business.

Tony, welcome.

Thanks Marty. It’s great to be here.

As we start, can you give our listeners your background?

Yes. I joined BP as a young graduate in the late 1980’s and progressed on a pretty general career in oil and gas, mainly in petroleum and production engineering, some time in RND. Then I really ended up in operations management, and ended up working in North Sea, Southern North Sea, and as offshore as an OIM, and as an operations manager in Baku.

Then my career took a bit of a shift and in 2003 I was asked to join a new program that was called field of the future, which was BP’s version of digital oilfield, and so I was part of the original team that set up the entire concept inside BP on how we were going to use real time data and information to make forms improvement inside our upstream operations.

From there I moved to BG Group in 2006 and set up there a digital oilfield program from scratch, and I did that for three to four years.

Then in 2009 I joined Stepchange Global and decided to do this on the outside in a consultancy firm, and we’ve been advising oil and gas companies and indeed mining companies on how to implement digital oilfield and integrated operations around the globe.

Tony, that’s interesting. I didn’t realize in addition to the upstream side of the business, the mining folks are interested. Can you elaborate on that a little bit?

Yeah, we’ve seen that there’s an awful lot in common in oil and gas and mining in general. They’re both extractive industries, they’ve both got extended value chains in many cases, you know not kind of, an upstream or mine piece, some sort of delivery system, pipelines or rail, and then some sort of export business. If you look at it, their model is actually pretty close to some of our core operations like LNG.

They’ve also got a lot in similar in the fact that they often have siloed organization. They have all the same sort of organizational people challenges of getting people to do things a different way, so we find that a lot of what we learned in oil and gas is ported over pretty easily into mining sector.

We’ve done work with mining companies on iron ore mines in Australia, copper mines in Chile, and more recently on a brand new potash mine in Canada.

Tony again, thanks for being part of this effort. You mentioned earlier and I understand your primary focus is the organizational impact of some of these new technologies. What in your career or in your consulting side kind of sparked your interest in this piece of the puzzle?

Well I think if we dial back to the early days of digital oilfield and integrated operations when many of the big companies were kicking off with concept . There was BP, Shell, Statoil, Conoco in Norway, and in the national oil companies in particular, Saudi Aramco.

We were all trying to understand what the dimensions were of this big new thing, where we can have real time data and information coming off of our assets, coming off our platforms, and it being available for use in the office, and available to experts in the office, and what were we going to do with it?

Of course the initial focus was very much around, “We need to get the data.” So, how do we capture the data, how do we store the data, how do we transmit the data. Of course one of the big breakthroughs was the advent of high bandwidth communications, particularly in areas like the North Sea where fiber was laid very early on.

So we could get that data, but then it was very much about, what do we do with the data? Initially the push was to get these IT data and information systems in place, and then we went through a phase of building rooms, collaborative rooms.

We worked out pretty quickly that you needed teams to look at the data, or analyze the data, and look at opportunities in that data, and then convey those to the guys in the field who were going to do something different.

Early on the focus was on the technology in the rooms, and we very quickly worked out that if you took the, “If we build it, they will come,” approach, they basically did.

We then switched this around to thinking about it as technology-enabled transformation, and how do you change the … How do you get the people on board. Literally say, a technician or an operator offshore or onshore he’s been doing something the same for 20 years, how do you get them to do something different? Because now we’ve got data and information which can inform where they need to be at any one time.

We needed to look at the processes, so when you look at process work flow, they were generally geographically constrained around a platform or a site. Now we’re saying actually we can have people looking at the data, and the process could be done remote. So how does that change?

Then also the organizational alignment, how do we organize ourselves to take value from having this data and information? We quickly understood that just having the data and information was just not good enough. We needed to think of it in much broader terms, and certainly companies like BP, and Statoil, and others started thinking about this is a transformation program, or continuous program rather than a technology program.

Tony, you mentioned earlier the challenge of the silos, which in our consulting and in our training programs we’re still seeing. Was there any way that this helped break down some of the silos by having disciplines, look at problems, or different ways of even setting up the remote operation centers with multi disciplines? Did that help, breaking down the silo side?

Yes it did, and what we found as well is if you wanted to do something like production optimization; and you wanted to be able to optimize a molecule of oil and gas from the reservoir to an export point wherever that happened to be, and of course in gas that could be a very long value chain, in an offshore oil platform might be shorter. But whenever you looked at it, it spanned reservoir, petroleum, production engineering, facilities engineering, operations, pipelines, and maybe even commercial.

We found that once you started having this real time data and information, a traditional siloed organization that was meeting-based just wasn’t fast enough, wasn’t agile enough, so we started moving towards this idea of multi disciplined delivery teams.

So you would co-locate a production optimization … You would form a production optimization team, which was the co-location of representative from reservoir, petroleum, production, operations, facilities, pipeline, commercial in a room, and then they would work as a natural team to deliver the field optimization.

So that was an example. Another example would be around facilities, discipline, engineering, so instead of having mechanical, electrical, instrument automation all being separate, again we would co-locate representatives from each of those disciplines together in a room just to support the guys in the field in a non siloed, fully integrated way, if that makes sense.

It does. Were there impacts say, on the production platforms as well? You mentioned the remote operation centers, and we’ve seen examples of that in our visits to some major clients, but what about on the production facilities themselves? Were there some benefits there?

Absolutely. I think the one thing you haven’t got to forget about is what’s at the other end, if you know what I mean. It’s a bit like the idea of if you’re the only person in the world with the mobile telephone, well it’s actually not very useful.

What we’ve seen is that if you have a collaborative environment in your office, then very much you need to have the ability for your teams in the field to collaborate as well, so that could be either by mobile working devices, which are now becoming much more available. It was a difficult thing to implement 10 years ago although it was done in a few locations, or it was actually we need to mirror the fact that we’ve got a production optimization team in the office with some sort of team in the field. Typically we would then co-locate a production engineer and some of the production team in a room on the offshore platform, and we would have always-on video, always-on data and information exchange between the two.

We see this very much as an organizational alignment, so some of the dimensions that you can think about are integrating across the silos is one dimension, and you most often do that in the office, but you want to do it in the field as well if you can.

Also you’re integrating between the operational location, offshore platform or gas hub, land based operation, and your office, so you’re integrating between the field and your office. That’s one of the other big barriers. Of course there’s the big divide between sub surface and surface disciplines you want to integrate across there. The other one we see is a key dimension for integration in this approach is time.

So we advocate what we call a time slice organization, where we co-locate people around the time scale of the work that they do, so typically the guys in these collaborative in environments are doing short term support work, and they’re the point of focus for the guys in the field. The guys in the field always know who they got to go to, and the guys in the office, in the collaborative environment, they’re almost triaging the issues as they come in, and they’ve got complete asset awareness, or situational awareness of what’s going in the field at the same time.

It just streamlines all of those communication processes. The guys involved understand what’s going on, understand what the priorities for the day. The result of that is enhanced production, enhanced recovery – free from unplanned events, the better implementation of maintenance practices because you’re being supported remotely by your experts in the office.

There’s a whole bunch of value you can get once you put the ability to collaborate and share data in place between an operational site and an office location.

Tony, we’ve talked about offshore. Is there any analogy, or any operators using these same concepts of techniques in onshore? Especially in the shale plays that you’re familiar with, where we’re drilling hundreds of wells, and it’s more like a mechanical production operation than it is like a classic drill and complete operation. Are you seeing anyone using it in the onshore side of the business as well as the offshore?

Yeah, absolutely. We’re seeing a lot of effort in the onshore side, and we’ve done work with coal bed methane operators in Australia, for instance. The big coal bed methane to LNG assets in Queensland, of which there are three, all of them have gone down this route, and two of them have actually remotely controlling all of their wells and gas facilities from the center of Brisbane, would you believe. They pushed this concept really quite a long way and we’ve been involved in the forefront of this with them in Australia.

We’ve seen certainly SAGD operations in the tar sands are really beginning to embrace this in Canada. In terms of shale, oil and shale gas, typically that model has been what I would call a low cost ecosystem model, so it runs very well because one, it’s been low cost, and two, the ecosystem of companies are there to deliver this in a very efficient manner.

But we are beginning to see the emergence of what I would call a low cost, smart hybrid, where I think those operators are beginning to see just being low cost, especially in the current environment, it runs out of steam in terms of giving you the value you need, and you now need to go more towards a smart approach.

We’ve been working with one operator in Pennsylvania, and typically the traditional mode of operation would be to send an operator to look at a well every day, and in fact the local legislation says you have to visit this well every week to look for leaks, would you believe. The whole idea of sending a person into a gas production system to look for leaks is not something I would advocate at all. We should have instrumentation to do that sort of thing. But we’re working with this operator, and we’re pushing it, we’re trying to push it to the point where we visit the well once every three months.

That is going to mean that we have to challenge the legislation, but I think we can put the senses and the monitoring, the surveillance, in real time in place to make that case pretty easily.

So yes, we are beginning to see shale gas, shale oil do this and indeed a number of the kind of independent land based operators, and we’re working with a few at the moment. I think it has been somewhat slower uptake in that area just because the model they’ve had, it has been different to what you might think of as a big offshore oil operation, or even a big land-based complex operation.

Tony, this is terrific. I know you and I could keep this up all, but I think the insights that you’ve given our listeners on the impacts of these new systems on organization, minimum manning, and production efficiencies, and especially the relationship between mainstream oil and gas and mining, and coal bed methane, which was completely not in my radar, will be extremely valuable.

Is there anything that you would like to say to wrap up to our folks, if they want to seek more information on these topics?

Yes. Just one thing I would say is that historically we’ve been doing a lot of work in brownfield operations, but there’s absolute huge opportunity in greenfields. If you take what we’ve learned in brownfields and you translate that into green- fields, we absolutely believe that we can drop operational costs significantly, and by significantly I mean 50 to 70 or 80 percent.

We can also reduce capex as well, and we’ve done a number of studies on new greenfield projects where we’ve been working with this idea of radical minimum manning, and trying to inject that into the project concept up stream. So I think that’s going to be the next big thing in terms of where we go, so more automation, less manning, more safer operations because we have less people, so that’s fundamentally where I think we’re going to be heading.

If people are interested in hearing more about this, or seeing more about this please go to our website. I work for Stepchange Global, which is an independent oil and gas consultancy specializing in digital oilfield and integrated operations, and our website is www.stepchangeglobal.com.

I’ll be at the conference in a couple of weeks time, it would be great to see people there, so if you want to have a chat on anything I’ve been talking about please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

Thanks again Tony, I look forward to meeting you when you’re in Houston, and folks who would like to learn more about the basics of the important oil and gas industry, be sure to check out our free Oil 101 series at www.ektinteractive.com.

Thanks everyone for listening.

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Podcast: TribLIVE Valley News Dispatch
Episode: TribLIVE Valley News Dispatch 10/14/19
Pub date: 2019-10-14

Good morning. Today is Monday, October 14, 2019. I’m Lynn Norris, and here are your local headlines from TribLIVE Valley News Dispatch. Today will be mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Tonight will be mostly clear, with a low around 38. Our top story is: The state Department of Environmental Protection has reached an agreement with CNX Gas Co. for plugging 141 abandoned wells, including 10 in the Alle-Kiski Valley. It includes conventional coal bed methane and gas wells and fracking gas wells.

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Podcast: Oil and Gas Market Recap (LS 32 · TOP 5% what is this?)
Episode: Episode 28 - Impact of US oil exports | A quick look at what is going on with Natural Gas
Pub date: 2018-03-08

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Notes from the listener mentioned in the show:

Australian LNG is locked into mostly long contract and price for supply to Japan, South Korea and China etc.;
Very few contracts are locked onto the spot price, though this is growing year by year;
Most LNG departs the North West Shelf (Western Australia), with 90+% of recoverable conventional gas reserves;
There is no pipeline (sadly) from the west coast gas network to the east coast, this option is very expensive as Australia is ~3500 km wide. Currently gas pipeline is being built from Northern Territory (North Coast) to East Coast at great expense;
Three large gas trains were built simultaneously by three different groups of companies right next to each other on Curtis Island, Queensland to liquify Coal Bed Methane unconventional gas (which was not a smart decision, though made at the height of the oil price). Queensland Curtis LNG (a joint venture of QGC – now a Shell-owned business, China National Offshore Oil Corporation and Tokyo Gas), Australia Pacific LNG (a joint venture of ConocoPhillips, Origin and Sinopec), and Santos GLNG (a joint venture of Santos, Petronas, Total, and Kogas);
Western Australian government imposed reservations of 15% onshore gas for the West Australian public (formalised in 2006);
Very tight gas supplies and exploding gas prices on the East Coast;
Some talks of gas companies colluding to keep gas supplies tight, which were vehemently denied by gas companies;
Queensland CBM gas being liquified mainly, with some contracts unable to filled because of significant law changes in the development and exploration for unconventional and conventional onshore resources due to the national green movement in New South Wales and Victoria (both east coast states);
Most gas for NSW and Vic supplies for QLD CBM anyway, with some development of Vic coast.
Results in prices double that of Henry Hub on average, which is cheaper than long contracts to Japan excluding shipping costs and liquification;
Creates dissent and talks of nationalisation and reservation from the Federal Government unless they supplied gas domestically; and
Some companies release gas onto market, the destination of which was unknown beforehand.

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Podcast: The Crude Life (LS 33 · TOP 5% what is this?)
Episode: Shut Ins, Abandoned and Orphans Gallore
Pub date: 2020-07-07

Kathleen Sgamma, Western Energy Alliance gives an overview of three different states and their orphan well programs. From North Dakota to Ohio to Pennsylvania, how each state handled their industry aftermarket.

“”There have been a lot of shut ins, which are not abandoned or orphaned, that’s just shut in of oil production,” Sgamma said. “Because literally we were in the situation the last couple of months where if you ran out of storage, you couldn’t find a buyer to take away your barrel of oil. So producers had to shut in many wells.”

Sgamma explains how North Dakota is using CARES Act funds to supplement the oil and gas industry to plug shut in wells. She believes this will help North Dakota’s economy recover as the world economy recovers.

The east coast, however, tells a different story. The lack of oversight and understanding of the environment from centuries ago left behind quite a few environmental clean up opportunities.

“Let’s go back 150 years ago or so when wells were first drilled in Pennsylvania and Texas. This was way before state regulated oil and gas,” Sgamma said. “There were hundreds of thousands of wells by companies who have been off the face of the map for decades if not a century. Literally no one knows where most of those wells are.”

Sgamma also discussed the fact there is an asset involved.

“Assets just do not go away. If a company does become insolvent and actual shut its doors, it doesn’t mean those wells are just abandoned,” Sgamma said. “First of all what a company in distress is going to do is sell assets, so there is almost always a company that is acquiring. When one company is in trouble that presents opportunities for other companies. In general, assets are then sold or picked up by another company who is responsible.”

Sgamma cautions that this is not an one-size fits all type of issue. There are some instances where special attention is needed, and more importantly given.

“There was an issue in Wyoming where coal bed methane wells just became totally non-economic with the price crash in 2008, and that is a specific issue that Wyoming is working through,” Sgamma said. “That was specific to coal bed methane, I mean nobody drills coal bed methane wells anymore.”

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Podcast: This Week in Virology (LS 63 · TOP 0.1% what is this?)
Episode: TWiV 660: In case of emergency finish the trial
Pub date: 2020-09-06

Daniel Griffin provides a clinical report on COVID-19, then we discuss decline of virus-specific bone marrow B cells within a year after influenza vaccination, the push to release SARS-CoV-2 vaccines before completion of phase 3 trials, and absence of evidence for infectious virus in aerosols.

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Convalescent plasma RCT (medRxiv)
Multicenter RCTs on corticosteroids for COVID-19 (JAMA)
Decline of influenza B cells a year after vaccine (Science)
Be ready to distribute vaccines 1 Nov (WPRI and NYTimes)
EUA during COVID-19: lessons (JAMA)
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Podcast: Stuff You Should Know (LS 90 · TOP 0.01% what is this?)
Episode: SYSK Selects: How Police Chases Work
Pub date: 2020-09-05

Entire TV shows are dedicated to them and Americans love to watch a live one, but police chases aren't as routine as they seem. While police assert chases are important tools, critics say cops engage in chases too often and too easily. Learn all about the what, how, and why in this classic episode.

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Podcast: The Journal. (LS 67 · TOP 0.05% what is this?)
Episode: The Conventions Go Digital
Pub date: 2020-08-21

The Democrats wrapped the first-ever virtual political convention this week and nominated Joe Biden for president. WSJ's Julie Bykowicz explains the main themes, and Mike Bender previews the Republicans' plans for next week.

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Podcast: Live and Learn Podcast
Episode: On growth mindset vs. fixed mindset
Pub date: 2020-08-04

We discuss basic characteristics of fixed mindset vs growth mindset, share our attitude and feelings as regards the continuum from fixed to growth mindset and give some tips on leaving the comfort zone in search of development and self-improvement.

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Podcast: Superimposed
Episode: Minority Report
Pub date: 2020-07-31

We review Spielberg's prophetic 2002 action movie, plus Drew gives the lowdown on his sequel idea, we chat conspiracies, and run through our top crimes we would have liked to precog.

If you have your own sequel ideas, conspiracy theories, or top picks...hit us up on Twitter @SuperimposedPod, or email us at SuperimposedPod@gmail.com.

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Podcast: The Voices of Tech: A Podcast
Episode: Tech Discussions with Sanath Swaroop - #BoycottChineseProducts, OnePlus success story, DXOMark and a lot more!
Pub date: 2020-06-18

In this episode, I'm joined by Sanath Swaroop, who himself is into variety of fields in the tech space. With our alike mindedness for topics, we start off by discussing the very first generations of smartphones and how incredible the tech felt back then. We then move on to talk about boycotting Chinese products trends and how we should actually approach it for the sake of ourselves and the country. While this keeps us occupied for a long time, we then move on to talk about what the Jio Platforms investments actually mean for India, the success story behind OnePlus (thanks to Mrwhosetheboss), the controversial DXOMark benchmark, Sony WH-1000XM4 leaks, and end with our views on the PS5. Although this episode may seem a bit long, I suggest you hear us out till the end because Sanath had some great opinions on these topics!

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Podcast: Something to Talk About (LS 27 · TOP 10% what is this?)
Episode: Where Is The Coronavirus Second Wave?
Pub date: 2020-07-31

Join us this week for a relaxed talk, discussing prospects of a second wave in the United Kingdom and whether it will be as bad as the first. We also discuss the idea of private schools, as well as typical boys we encounter from those schools and give...

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Podcast: Swindled (LS 74 · TOP 0.05% what is this?)
Episode: The Producer (Joe Francis)
Pub date: 2019-04-01

A young entrepreneur’s Girls Gone Wild franchise leads to a litany of legal issues related to tax evasion, bribery, and false imprisonment as well as accusations of sexual assault. Prelude: A group of high school students creates a much-maligned reality film titled Bumfights that features amateur stunts performed by homeless people.

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Podcast: The Sure Shot Entrepreneur (LS 40 · TOP 2% what is this?)
Episode: Future of healthcare needs more empathy and technology
Pub date: 2020-07-30

Scott Barclay shares insights on when to play an active role as a venture capital investor. He explains with examples how engagement with an entrepreneur starts and eventually disproves or strengthens his conviction in a business idea.

Highlights:

The right VC:CEO fit is magical.
A good investor does not impose his alpha role but is always ready to intervene and lead.
Become a student of economics and learn about unrelated markets to sharpen your investment acumen.
Entrepreneurial journeys are broad ranging. Founders come in many shapes and forms. Hot referrals and cold-emails are both good leads.
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Podcast: You Are Not So Smart (LS 65 · TOP 0.1% what is this?)
Episode: 122 - Tribal Psychology
Pub date: 2018-02-26

The evidence is clear that humans value being good members of their tribes much more than they value being correct. We will choose to be wrong if it keeps us in good standing with our peers.

Podcast: Planet Money (LS 85 · TOP 0.01% what is this?)
Episode: SUMMER SCHOOL 4: Scarcity & Pistachios
Pub date: 2020-07-29

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Podcast: How to Second Gen
Episode: On arranged marriage, Indian multiculturalism, and challenging the concept ‘American Born Confused Desi’ (‘ABCD’)
Pub date: 2020-07-10

My guests on this episode are Natasha Arora and Apurva Chandra. In addition to being married to one another, Natasha is a children’s speech therapist and Apurva is a program manager at Microsoft. Their parents are from India and they were raised in the US. Topics discussed include arranged marriage, their parents’ evolving relationship with India and the US, Indian multiculturalism, and the phrase “ABCD.”

Show notes: Apurva referenced the following extended initialism of ‘ABCD’: American Born Confused Desi, Emigrated From Gujarat, Housed In Jersey, Keeping Lotsa Motels, Named Omkarnath Patel, Quickly Reached Success Through Underhanded Venal Ways, Xenophobic Yet Zestful.

We discussed the book “The Namesake” by Jhumpa Lahiri: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Namesake_(novel)

I referenced the film “Saving Face” by Alice Wu: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0384504/

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Podcast: Alien Conspiracy Podcast (LS 27 · TOP 10% what is this?)
Episode: E28 The Mysterious Vanishing Of MH370
Pub date: 2020-07-09

A strange case for sure, the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. Also Agent Orange joins the podcast.

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Podcast: The Feed The Official Libsyn Podcast (LS 45 · TOP 1% what is this?)
Episode: 173 Do Your Homework
Pub date: 2020-07-28

Update on the Gaana Destination, and now Audible/Amazon Music! We answer FAQs, Gimlet being sued and how that could affect the rest of us, the RIAA and all those DMCA takedown notices to podcasters, episodes only going to the web player, do Apple chart positions really matter? Podcaster Bingo and this time we have geographic, user agent and bonus language stats!

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Podcast: Autoline Daily (LS 38 · TOP 2.5% what is this?)
Episode: AD #2413 – Is There More to UAW and FCA Scandal? Did Saudis Influence Musk? New Breakthrough in Hydrogen Fuel?
Pub date: 2018-08-14

More to UAW and FCA Scandal?

Podcast: Energidebatten
Episode: English version: The time for hydrogen is now! (Content Marketing)
Pub date: 2020-02-17

The markets for hydrogen & fuel cell technology are rapidly expanding, and Europe is taking a lead. The Norwegian hydrogen business community is expanding into new ventures and applications and exciting new consortia are being created at a higher pace than ever. The aim for business and research both in Norway and Europe is to secure and expand the lead.

This week, the H2 value chain seminar gathered the best of industry, research and innovation throughout the hydrogen value chain in Norway and Europe.

Interviews with:

Tomas Kåberger, Industrial Growth Executive for EIT InnoEnergy
Nils Røkke, Chairman, The European Energy Research Alliance (EERA) and Director of Sustainability, SINTEF
Johan Hustad, Director, NTNU Energy
Einar Kilde Evensen, SVP / Client Advisor, Renewables & Infrastructure at DNB
Kevin Gould, Senior Advisor, Global Markets, Corporate Strategy, Statkraft
Kathrine Ryengen, CEO, ZEG Power
Mikael Norlander, Head of R&D portfolio and Industry Decarbonization, Vattenfall
Åse Bye, Business manager, PowerCell
Chul Christian Aamodt, CEO, enerWE

Produced by Chul Christian Aamodt, CEO, enerWE.no.

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Podcast: FutureTech Podcast
Episode: Complementing Solar and Wind Energy with Fuel Cells—Jack Brouwer—UC Irvine and National Fuel Cell Research Center
Pub date: 2019-08-26

Jack Brouwer is a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at UC Irvine, as well as the head of the National Fuel Cell Research Center. He joins the podcast to discuss the potential of fuel cell technology as a complement to wind and solar energy, which could pave the way for the development and implementation of 100 percent renewable energy. “What we’d like to see is renewable gasses that include biogasses but also renewable hydrogen, and this would become the ubiquitous fuel that’s moved around in society, and then you would use a whole bunch of wind, a whole bunch of solar, and complement it with something you can turn on and off, and turn up and down, which is the fuel cell,” explains Brouwer.

He discusses the biggest hurdles in the way of fuel cell technology, how to jump these hurdles, how to understand and compare different forms of energy, how fuel cells operate and are affected by temperature versus the concentration of fuel and oxygen, and much more.

Press play to hear the full conversation, and check out www.nfcrc.uci.edu to learn more.

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Podcast: Energidebatten
Episode: Norwegian version: The time for hydrogen is now! [Annonsørinnhold - enerWE Partner]
Pub date: 2020-02-17

The markets for hydrogen & fuel cell technology are rapidly expanding, and Europe is taking a lead. The Norwegian hydrogen business community is expanding into new ventures and applications and exciting new consortia are being created at a higher pace than ever. The aim for business and research both in Norway and Europe is to secure and expand the lead.

This week, the H2 value chain seminar gathered the best of industry, research and innovation throughout the hydrogen value chain in Norway and Europe.

Interviews with:

Tomas Kåberger, Industrial Growth Executive for EIT InnoEnergy
Nils Røkke, Chairman, The European Energy Research Alliance (EERA) and Director of Sustainability, SINTEF
Johan Hustad, Director, NTNU Energy
Einar Kilde Evensen, SVP / Client Advisor, Renewables & Infrastructure at DNB
Kevin Gould, Senior Advisor, Global Markets, Corporate Strategy, Statkraft
Kathrine Ryengen, CEO, ZEG Power
Mikael Norlander, Head of R&D portfolio and Industry Decarbonization, Vattenfall
Åse Bye, Business manager, PowerCell
Chul Christian Aamodt, CEO, enerWE

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Podcast: FS Insider
Episode: Whatever Happened to Hydrogen as a Fuel Source? (Preview)
Pub date: 2019-12-17

Dec 17 – Whatever happened to using hydrogen as a fuel and does it have a future role in the economy, transportation, or otherwise? On this edition...

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Podcast: Aerospace Engineering Podcast (LS 39 · TOP 2% what is this?)
Episode: Podcast Ep. #36 – ZeroAvia is Powering Sustainable Aviation with Hydrogen
Pub date: 2020-03-21

Sergey Kiselev is the Head of Europe of the sustainable aviation company ZeroAvia. ZeroAvia is working on the first practical zero-emission aviation powertrain fuelled by hydrogen. Even though CO2 emissions of the aviation industry currently only account for 2-3% of the global output, passenger numbers are expected to grow continuously for the next 30 years, such that solutions transitioning to emission-free powertrains need to be formulated, tested and certified now.

ZeroAvia has developed a new powertrain that couples hydrogen gas with a fuel cell to drive an electric motor that spins a propeller. This zero emission powertrain currently promises to deliver a 300 mile zero-emission range in a ten-seater fixed-wing aircraft. One of the great things about ZeroAvia is that the company is taking advantage of the economics of renewable energy sources. Due to the intermittency of solar and wind energy, there are times when the electric output from renewable sources far outstrips demand and is therefore cheaply available. It is in these times of high supply that ZeroAvia can split water into its constituents, oxygen and hydrogen. In this episode of the aerospace engineering podcast, Sergey and I talk about:

how ZeroAvia got started and what the company is trying to achieve ZeroAvia’s vision of emission-free regional travel the ZeroAvia powertrain and much, much more.

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Podcast: Carbon Copy
Episode: Episode 2: Unlocking Hydrogen
Pub date: 2019-09-25

In this episode we learn how to unlock the power hidden inside the most abundant element in the universe; hydrogen. Mark discusses hydrogen fuel cells and the future of transportation with energy system expert Dr. David Layzell.

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Podcast: A Walk Through the Mind (LS 27 · TOP 10% what is this?)
Episode: Hydrogen as Fuel
Pub date: 2019-06-13

We're fighting for cleaner energy: battery, wind, solar. Why not use hydrogen to fuel our cars?

https://www.topgear.com/car-news/big-reads/hyundai-nexo-norway-can-you-roadtrip-hydrogen-car

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/industry/audi-renews-hydrogen-powertrain-development-scheme

https://www.explainthatstuff.com/fuelcells.html

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Podcast: Nine To Noon
Episode: Could Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles ever overtake battery EVs?
Pub date: 2019-10-21

Electric Vehicles have seen a dramatic rise in popularity in this country, and would seem to be light years ahead of hydrogen vehicles which are yet to hit the road because of a lack of refueling infrastructure. However, some industry leaders, like Hyundai and Toyota believe hydrogen has a significant role to play in decarbonising the transport fleet. Meanwhile, in September the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment put out a green paper on the vision for hydrogen in this country. Dr Richard Meade joins Kathryn Ryan to discuss the relative merits of rechargeable electric vehicles and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. Dr Meade is Principal Economist at Cognitus Economic Insight, a Senior Research Fellow in Economics at Auckland University of Technology, and Vice President Auckland of the Law & Economics Association of New Zealand.

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Podcast: Redefining Energy (LS 47 · TOP 1% what is this?)
Episode: 19. Hydrogen: broken promises (with Paul Martin) - feb20
Pub date: 2020-02-15

Gerard and Laurent invite Paul Martin to review the various development routes for Hydrogen, the forever “fuel of tomorrow”. Behind the smoke and mirrors of the current H2 PR blitz, are powerful incumbent industries looking for new markets.
Unfortunately the laws of thermodynamics are not playing in favor of Hydrogen.
The debate explores how Hydrogen is produced, and what are its best uses.
Can "Green" Hydrogen ever compete with "Blue" Hydrogen?
Is there any possible scaling of Electrolysers to reduce their price?
As for its uses, Hydrogen for Ammonia, for Transportation and others are much trumpeted options. But can Hydrogen be cheaply moved?
And what should government do? Subsidise or Tax?
During an in-depth episode, we debunk myths and start providing sensible answers from an environmental and economic stand point.

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Podcast: Everything About Hydrogen (LS 43 · TOP 1.5% what is this?)
Episode: Building hydrogen infrastructure with Black & Veatch - Maryline Daviaud Lewett
Pub date: 2020-02-28

On this weeks episode the team are talking all things hydrogen with Maryline Daviaud Lewett, Director of Business Development for Transformative Technologies at Black & Veatch (B&V). On the show we discuss the role that Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) firms are playing in developing hydrogen and fuel cell infrastructure, as well as discussing the unique aspects of developing projects in North America. As the leading EPC for hydrogen refuelling stations in North America and a wealth of experience across electric vehicle charging and hydrogen, Maryline brings a uniquely well rounded perspective to the discussion and shares a wealth of insights for how the market may evolve. All this and more on the show!

Rolling out a more reliable telecom network for Sprint

Black & Veatch lead the charge with First Element to install hydrogen refuelling stations in the US

The B&V EPC solutions for US hydrogen mobility

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Podcast: AM full episode (LS 38 · TOP 2.5% what is this?)
Episode: FRI 22 NOV - Hydrogen not an easy energy fix
Pub date: 2019-11-21

Hydrogen is being touted as the clean, plentiful fuel of the future - but critics warn it's no easy fix; Investors are sharpening their knives ahead of the annual general meeting, as Westpac's money laundering scandal continues; And as drought bites around the country, we visit the town on the brink of running out of water.

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Podcast: Let's Know Things (LS 56 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)
Episode: Alternative Energy Storage
Pub date: 2019-10-08

This week we talk about molten salt, lithium mining, and pumped-storage hydroelectricity.

We also discuss stacked bricks, wattage, and hydrogen fuel infrastructure.

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Podcast: Everything About Hydrogen (LS 43 · TOP 1.5% what is this?)
Episode: So, what’s the big deal with hydrogen? - Inspiratia's experts explore why hydrogen and fuel cells are booming
Pub date: 2019-08-06

There is an extensive wealth of reports available on hydrogen today. But here are a few good primers to get you started:

The IEA is a great initial starting point. Their latest report on “The Future of Hydrogen” is the best regarded report in this field, while their website has a wealth of information on projects, deployments and cost considerations: https://www.iea.org/topics/hydrogen/resources/

Another excellent overview of hydrogen projects, largely in the European context, comes from the World Energy Councils “New Hydrogen Economy: Hype or Hope” report. https://www.worldenergy.org/publications/2019/world-energy-insights-brief-new-hydrogen-economy-hype-or-hope/

Perhaps the most famous report in recent times on hydrogen is the 2017 Hydrogen Council report “Hydrogen scaling up”, which is a vision document on how large the potential hydrogen market could be: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&ved=2ahUKEwiklp2sp8jjAhVNSRUIHWk5AQYQFjABegQIARAC&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhydrogencouncil.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2017%2F11%2FHydrogen-scaling-up-Hydrogen-Council.pdf&usg=AOvVaw20OMo_avhu5Xmmc-gj-QXk

To see the Hydrogen value proposition for the hard to abate sectors see the Energy Transition Commission’s Mission Possible report, 2 page summary link here:

http://www.energy-transitions.org/sites/default/files/ETC_Mission_Possible-2-page_summary.pdf

For more specific projects and technologies, the following documents may also be of interest:

The role of hydrogen gas turbines: https://www.naturalgasworld.com/the-pure-hydrogen-gas-turbine-is-coming-gas-transitions-70851

Hydrogen in the Netherlands: http://www.hydrogenfuelnews.com/the-netherlands-could-be-home-to-a-100-mw-renewable-hydrogen-production-plant/8537778/

Recent market acquisitions: https://www.ibj.com/articles/74407-cummins-to-acquire-canadian-hydrogen-fuel-cell-maker-for-290m

German govt support: https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/hydrogen-focus-german-government-funding-real-world-test-projects

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Podcast: The Energy Podcast (LS 44 · TOP 1% what is this?)
Episode: Hydrogen: a fuel of the future?
Pub date: 2019-04-18

It's the most abundant element in the universe. When produced using renewable energy, it creates no greenhouse gas emissions. So why don’t we hear more about hydrogen? And why aren’t we all driving hydrogen cars?

Presented by Kunal Dutta. Featuring John Hunt, Toyota; Ben Madden, Element Energy; Matthew Rooney, Institute of Mechanical Engineers & Matthew Tipper, Shell

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Podcast: Machine learning (LS 30 · TOP 5% what is this?)
Episode: Technical talk on fuel cell vehicles and hydrogen production as of 2011
Pub date: 2020-01-25

Follow discussion to the previous blog. I talk about the companies build fuel cell future

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Podcast: Everything About Hydrogen (LS 43 · TOP 1.5% what is this?)
Episode: Hydrogen news roundup and hydrogen Q&A
Pub date: 2020-06-03

This week on the show the team take a pause to review the current state of hydrogen and fuel cell affairs globally, whilst taking time to go over all the excellent questions that our listeners have kindly shared with us over the last few months. We cover carbon capture, the green new deal, synthetic fuels, hydrogenspiders, green hydrogen in Australia and many more themes this week, so don’t miss this episode!”

Podcast: Finding Genius Podcast (LS 57 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)
Episode: Exploring the Value of Fuel Cell Technology in the Effort to Introduce Widespread 100% Renewable Energy—Jack Brouwer—UC Irvine and National Fuel Cell Research Center
Pub date: 2019-08-26

As a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at UC Irvine and the director of the National Fuel Cell Research Center and the Advanced Power and Energy program, Jack Brouwer brings an impressive amount of information to today’s episode, discussing stationary fuel cell technology, which is a form of zero pollutant emission energy that can complement solar and wind power. He also discusses the value of renewably-produced hydrogen and the potential for introducing 100 percent renewable energy into society, as well as the challenges presented by this technology.

Currently, the biggest competitors of fuel cell technology are gas turbines and reciprocating engines, both of which are very cost-effective, but also less efficient and significant contributors to poor air quality. Brouwer explains what needs to be done in order to lower the cost of fuel cell technology and thereby make it a more feasible form of energy use, the science behind different forms of electricity, how fuel cell technology has developed over the years, and what he sees as the most important aspects of future adoption and implementation of fuel cell technology.

Tune in, and visit www.nfcrc.uci.edu for more information or reach out to Brouwer directly by emailing him at jb@nfcrc.uci.edu.

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Podcast: Elementary (LS 26 · TOP 10% what is this?)
Episode: Episode #1 - Hydrogen
Pub date: 2019-10-16

For the first ever episode of Elementary, we look at the number one element. No, literally, hydrogen is number one on the periodic table... The simplest element there is, hydrogen is also the most abundant.

In this episode we meet our presenters for the first time, as well as discovering hydrogen's possible use as a clean fuel, how it powers the Sun, and how it has a darker side.

There's also the first game of "Science Fact or Science Fiction?"

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Podcast: Financial Sense(R) Newshour (LS 52 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)
Episode: Whatever Happened to Hydrogen as a Fuel Source? (Preview)
Pub date: 2019-12-17

Dec 17 – Whatever happened to using hydrogen as a fuel and does it have a future role in the economy, transportation, or otherwise? On this edition...

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Podcast: What’s New With WIRED (LS 41 · TOP 1.5% what is this?)
Episode: New Hydrogen-Powered Hyundai: a Gas to Drive, a Pain to Fuel
Pub date: 2019-02-25

Watching the Hyundai pull into the parking spot, I cringe a bit with the stress that strikes when I feel like I’m holding other people up. The car is wiggling backward and forward, backward and forward, trying to fit into the dead center of the spot, and another driver is stuck, waiting to get by in the tight garage. Once the Hyundai is finally parked, the waiting driver pulls up and stops, window down and eyes wide open. And she’s not annoyed.

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Podcast: Fast Forward
Episode: The Future of Hydrogen Fuel - Greg Lindsay chats with Oliver Bishop
Pub date: 2020-07-13

Episode 74. Greg Lindsay sits down with Oliver Bishop, General Manager, Shell Hydrogen, to discuss hydrogen fuel, how far it's come in recent years, and the EU's epic plans for H2. Greg Lindsay also chats with Jonah Bliss about Uber's tie-up with Postmates and their unending battle against California and the classification of their workers, Tesla's Cybertruck opening up pre-orders in China, the UK's major order for a commercial fleet of EVs, and other happenings of the week.

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Podcast: The Essential Podcast (LS 29 · TOP 10% what is this?)
Episode: Hydrogen at Scale — The First Element of the Energy Transition
Pub date: 2020-07-14

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Hydrogen

Derided, doubted, and now celebrated—an old solution to fossil fuels has become the fuel of tomorrow. Simon Thorne and Roman Kramarchuk of S&P Global Platts explain the practicalities and obstacles for hydrogen as an energy carrier.

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Podcast: Energy Intelligence
Episode: Energy Transition: The promise and practicalities of hydrogen
Pub date: 2020-07-15

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Hydrogen

As policymakers and oil majors sharpen their focus on hydrogen, Energy Intelligence experts Lauren Craft and Ronan Kavanagh discuss its different varieties and the role it could play in the energy transition.

Hosted by: Ronan Kavanagh, Deputy Editor EI New Energy and Lauren Craft, Editor EI New Energy

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Podcast: Working with Atoms
Episode: Dr Anna Ploszajski - Hydrogen, 4D printing and science comedy.
Pub date: 2020-07-16

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Anna is a materials scientist, engineer and science communicator. She graduated from the Oxford Department of materials in 2013 with a first, then went on to research at UCL for both her PhD and for post-doctorate research. In 2017 she was named Young Engineer of the Year by the Royal Academy of Engineering, and in 2018 won the Silver Medal from the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining. She is a keen science communicator who regularly speaks at both comedy clubs and science festivals about materials, has written regular pieces in both the guardian and materials world and hosts her own podcast Handmade.

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Podcast: Rethink Energy Podcast
Episode: Rethink Energy Podcast 03
Pub date: 2020-07-17

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Another big week for energy, with promises of varying value coming from even the largest laggards in the oil sector as well as a huge statement of intent from Joe Biden as part of his election campaign.

While bringing you up to speed with the weeks issue, Rethink Energy also dips into the world of rail – offering Hyperloop and Hydrogen as two concepts for trains of the future – as well as India’s first foray into large-scale floating solar.

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Podcast: Energy Corner
Episode: Key Concept: A Wake-up Call on Green Hydrogen
Pub date: 2020-07-17

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"I believe that water will one day be employed as fuel, that hydrogen and oxygen which constitute it, used singly or together, will furnish an inexhaustible source of heat and light, of an intensity of which coal is not capable”. Jules Verne referred to green hydrogen already in 1874 and although he is known for his exceptional “science fiction” writing, he expressed something that 112 years after his death would become reality. But what is green hydrogen exactly?

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Podcast: Heat Without Carbon
Episode: Heat Without Carbon - Episode 1
Pub date: 2020-07-22

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Welcome to the first episode of ‘Heat Without Carbon’ a series of SGN podcasts exploring the future of heat in a rapidly approaching net zero economy.

The UK and Scottish Governments have set some of the most ambitious targets in the world on climate change, with commitments to achieving ‘net zero’ by 2050 from the UK government and by 2045 from the Scottish Government.

Net Zero means any greenhouse gas emissions would have to be offset by by schemes to mitigate the damage, such as planting trees and using technology like carbon capture and storage.

I’m Colin Kelly and in this series of podcasts, I’m going to explore what this means for the way we heat our homes, power our heavy industries, and even decarbonise the most polluting vehicles on our roads, rail and water ways. And I’ll be speaking to some of the key players involved in moving our homes towards a cleaner, greener future.

In this first episode we’ll be looking at the potential for hydrogen gas to play a significant role on how we heat our homes, and how future customers might benefit.

We’ll discuss what customers need to know, how they’ll be affected, safety considerations as new fuels come into our homes and what the future might hold for a gas distribution network connected to more than 20 million UK homes, but largely hidden from view, under the ground.

And I’ll be hearing about the research, development and testing work going on at selected sites around the country that’s playing such an important role in getting us from where we are today, to where we need to be. Enjoy the programme and search 'SGN Future Of Gas' to find out more.

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Podcast: Energy in transition
Episode: Hydrogen
Pub date: 2020-07-23

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Jim Jordan discusses the role of hydrogen with Professor Joe Howe from the University of Chester. This is particularly relevant given that the European Commission has recently unveiled a €750bn economic recovery package, with a focus on "rolling out renewable energy projects, especially wind and solar, and kick-starting a clean hydrogen economy in Europe."

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Podcast: Rethink Energy Podcast
Episode: Rethink Energy Podcast 04
Pub date: 2020-07-24

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Join the Rethink Energy team as we discuss a huge injection of UK Export Finance into Mozambique - to boost LNG trading between the US and Europe. Meanwhile, we identify why Portugal is the dark horse in the race to lead Europe's green hydrogen economy, the birth of a potential superstar in the floating wind sector and what the outcome will be of China's decision for the future of wafer sizes in the solar sector.

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Podcast: Energy Corner
Episode: Green Hydrogen: A Pillar of Global Decarbonization?
Pub date: 2020-07-25

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It is early days for green hydrogen, but the potential is enormous, and several nations have an eye on the driver's seat. Don't lose sight!

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Podcast: In a Nutshell by Natural Gas World
Episode: The EU's Hydrogen Strategy
Pub date: 2020-07-27

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In this episode, Joseph Murphy, Natural Gas World's News Editor, welcomes Jean-Arnold Vinois, Adviser on European Energy Policy at the Jacques Delors Institute and Honorary Director of the European Commission, and Tudor Constantinescu, Principal Adviser to the Director General for Energy in the European Commission, for a discussion about the recently launched EU's Hydrogen Strategy.

Recorded on July 24, 2020.

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Podcast: Tom Cheesewright: Talk About Tomorrow (LS 24 · TOP 10% what is this?)
Episode: Why batteries beat hydrogen
Pub date: 2020-01-23

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In this episode, Tom looks at the two technologies competing to power our electric cars: batteries and hydrogen. Plus, building the bionic banker. How will technology transform the future banking industry?

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Podcast: Everything About Hydrogen (LS 43 · TOP 1.5% what is this?)
Episode: Building Europe’s hydrogen mobility network – Jacob Krogsgaard
Pub date: 2020-01-27

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On this weeks episode the team are talking all things hydrogen with Jacob Krogsgaard, the CEO of Everfuel, a leading supplier of green hydrogen for mobility and industry in Europe. Since its establishment by Nel and a consortium of parties and investors, Everfuel has become a market leader in establishing green hydrogen solutions for mobility in Europe, and has recently expanded into areas such as power-to-gas as well. The team catch up with Jacob to discuss Everfuel's business model, the establishment of the H2Bus Consortium, Jacob’s views on how the market for green hydrogen is evolving in Europe and where he sees the greatest early potential for scaling.…..All this and more on the show!

Everfuel team up with Orsted to provide hydrogen for mobility and industry in Denmark

Shell & Everfuel look to collaborate on green hydrogen

Everfuel site link

The H2 Bus Consortium in Europe

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Podcast: The Interchange (LS 54 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)
Episode: Could Green Hydrogen Become the ‘New Oil’?
Pub date: 2020-01-22

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Less than one percent of all hydrogen produced today comes from renewables. Is that about to change?

The vice president of Siemens Middle East just called green hydrogen the “new oil” in the coming decades. A lot of big industrial companies and oil majors are taking another serious look at hydrogen. Why?

In an era of extremely cheap renewables that are increasingly being curtailed, hydrogen production could finally be an attractive use. There are emerging regulatory pressures on existing hydrogen production.

This week, we talk with Ben Gallagher, an expert on emerging tech at Wood Mackenzie. He’s the author of a new piece of research on the market. Ben will help us understand what’s different about today’s hydrogen hype.

Want to share your opinion about the topic? Let us know on Twitter. Follow @InterchangeShow, @shaylekann & @stphn_lacey and send comments about the show.

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Podcast: Everything About Hydrogen (LS 43 · TOP 1.5% what is this?)
Episode: Rethinking hydrogen storage with H2GOPower - Enass Abo-Hamed on solid state hydrogen storage
Pub date: 2019-09-23

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Hydrogen

We speak to Enass Abo-Hamed, the CEO of H2GOPower, about their cutting edge hydrogen storage technology. Below we have attached a few links to the content discussed on the show and some further background reading.

H2GOPower web site: http://www.h2gopower.com/

For a chance to see the laboratory and some of the materials that H2GOPower work with, this short youtube video is a great place to start: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAadxwyqzM0

If you would like a technical resource, this page by the US Fuel Cell Technologies Office can provide a great overview of the area: https://www.energy.gov/eere/fuelcells/metal-hydride-storage-materials

And if you want to hear more of Enass, then you can listen to her TEDTalk atTEDx Bucharest released in March 2019: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmBhp6ec0fk

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Podcast: Investing
Episode: Energy transition podcast - a false dawn for hydrogen?
Pub date: 2020-07-17

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Investec — In this week's podcast, Head of UK Research, Harold Hutchinson, discusses the role of hydrogen with Senior Energy Technology analyst, Marc Elliott. Get in touch

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Podcast: Dr. Joseph Mercola- Take Control of Your Health
Episode: Molecular Hydrogen- Interview Between Tyler LeBaron & Dr. Mercola
Pub date: 2020-06-28

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Tyler W. LeBaron, founder of the science-based nonprofit Molecular Hydrogen Institute, is one of the most knowledgeable people about molecular hydrogen and its benefits. There are so many benefits we can learn from him and many other researchers from Universities around the world.

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Podcast: Everything About Hydrogen (LS 43 · TOP 1.5% what is this?)
Episode: Back to a hydrogen future? - Mark Neller on how hydrogen can decarbonise residential and industrial heat
Pub date: 2020-03-31

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Hydrogen

On this weeks episode the team are talking all things hydrogen with Mark Neller, Director at Arup. On the show we discuss the UK’s Hydrogen4Heat program, where Arup has been leading the UK government’s work on the safety and practical considerations that are necessary to examine whether hydrogen could be a serious solutions for decarbonising UK residential, commercial and industry heat. We also discuss the Nikola Badger, the need for system wide planning when considering decarbonisation pathways for heat. All this and more on the show!

The Hy4Heat project overview and deliverables

Will we heat out future homes with Hydrogen?

Arup’s take on the future of energy by 2035

Hydrogen’s place for Scotland

Arup’s regional hydrogen strategy for South Yorkshire

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Podcast: The Life Stylist (LS 64 · TOP 0.1% what is this?)
Episode: Hydrogen: The Miracle Molecule And Why You Need It Right Now With Tyler W. LeBaron #112
Pub date: 2017-12-22

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If there was one single, completely safe, natural supplement that possessed a seemingly endless potential of miraculous healing powers, with zero risk or side effects would you want to try it?

What if one universal molecule could, prevent hangovers, reduce inflammation, scavenge free radicals, increase physical and mental energy (mitochondria+ATP), promote cellular health, improve cognitive function, improve eyesight, produce better skin health and tone, improve sleep, support healthy weight management, hydrate at the cellular level, enhance athletic performance and decrease recovery time, and eliminate the symptoms of jet lag?

By now you should be wondering what this miracle molecule is, and exactly how and why it works. This modern discovery is not new to our world. In fact, it's one of the oldest elements in the known universe. And it's everywhere, all the time. What is new is that the medical and scientific community has made the relatively recent discovery that it can be ingested or inhaled as an anti-aging, health-supporting supplement with unparalleled benefits.

This amazing substance is known as molecular hydrogen, and our guest Tyler W Lebaron is one of the worlds leading experts on this fascinating super anti-oxidant, and he has spent years researching the health implications and potential of H2 and continues to advocate for it, and it's medical applications.

In this mind-boggling episode you will learn precisely how, due to its small size and bioavailability, hydrogen can easily cross cell membranes, through the blood-brain-barrier and access parts of the cell that other antioxidants are too large to reach. More importantly perhaps, you will learn the most effective methods of ingestion, and how you can start to take advantage of its healing powers right away.

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To your health,

Luke

Topics Discussed On Today's Episode:

The science behind the MegaHydrate supplement
Why molecular hydrogen is so effective for jet lag, and how I first discovered it
Free radicals, glutathione levels and how hydrogen works to promote cell health
Dissecting the hydrogen molecule, and how it works in the body
Hydrogen's evolutionary process as the energy source of life and nature's antioxidant
Energy of water, and H2's influence
How carbohydrates produce hydrogen gas, and how hydrogen mediates the benefits of fiber
How H2 can potentially improve microbiome
Oxidation vs. reduction: the primordial balance and life giving solvant of water
Rectal hydrogen insufflation
The side effects of hydrogen therapy
Brief review of some of the products currently on the market
The potential of hydrogen to mitigate the effects of EMF
Lifestyle recommendations

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Podcast: Montel Weekly
Episode: Exporting green hydrogen
Pub date: 2020-07-09

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Iceland is starting to position itself as a producer and exporter of “green” hydrogen. Listen to a discussion on the potential for the island nation to export the clean fuel, expand wind power and on the difficulties currently faced by large industrial energy users.

Snjolfur Richard Sverrisson, Editor-in-Chief Europe, Montel,

Guest:

Hordur Arnarson, CEO Landsvirkjun.

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Podcast: Bio Alchemy: The Spiritual Biohacking Podcast (LS 54 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)
Episode: Hardcore Hydrogen: Biohacking With The Universe’s Most Abundant Element And Why It's A Supercharged Antioxidant Powerhouse — Jeff Taraday | #016
Pub date: 2019-03-11

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Hydrogen

Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe, so is something you may not consider would be extremely effective as a biohacking tool for health, wellness, and longevity. However, as you’ll learn in this episode, hydrogen is being studied as an extremely powerful therapy that can be used to aid in many areas of our lives.

in today’s interview, I’m talking to Jeff Taraday, one of the co-owners of Trusii, who are the world’s leader in molecular hydrogen. And although molecular hydrogen therapy is relatively new in the grand scheme of things when it comes to health and biohacking, that doesn’t in any way shadow the power of this heavily-studied element.

Personally, I’ve used molecular hydrogen for years as my go-to aid in helping me stay alert, and healthy when I travel, as well as my number one tool for beating jetlag during the six months or so a year I’m on the road. Jeff and I discuss this in today’s episode, as well as many more reasons you should be getting more hydrogen in your life.

If you’re interested in Trusii’s molecular hydrogen products, use the link below to buy, and use the code “BIOALCHEMY” at checkout for an exclusive discount.

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Podcast: Everything About Hydrogen (LS 43 · TOP 1.5% what is this?)
Episode: A New Hope for Hydrogen? – The Hydrogen Council with Air Liquide and Toyota
Pub date: 2020-04-30

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On this weeks episode the team discuss the Hydrogen Council, the global stakeholder forum that has been at the forefront of efforts to advance the role of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies globally. We are excited to have as our guests Pierre-Etienne Franc, Vice President for the Hydrogen Energy World Business Unit at Air Liquide, and Stephan Herbst, General Manager at Toyota Motor Europe. On the show we discuss why Air Liquide and Toyota decided to engage with the Council, its strategy, vision and perspective on the role that hydrogen can play in the energy transition and how companies can work with policymakers to enable this process. All this and more on the show!

Hydrogen: Scaling Up!

The Hydrogen Council’s vision for the hydrogen economy in 2050 is an ambitious yet realistic approach that would deliver deep decarbonization of transport, industry, and buildings, and enable a renewable energy production and distribution system. Achieving the hydrogen vision would create significant benefits for the energy system, the environment, and businesses around the world.

Infographic: Scaling up hydrogen through strong global partnerships
Infographic: Scaling up hydrogen for clean air, energy security and jobs
Infographic: Scaling up hydrogen – the next big opportunity in clean tech

Path to Hydrogen Competitiveness: A Cost Perspective

The cost of hydrogen solutions will fall sharply and sooner than previously expected, as scale up of hydrogen production, distribution, equipment and component manufacturing continues. Cost is projected to decrease by up to 50% by 2030 for a wide range of applications, making hydrogen competitive with other low-carbon alternatives and, in some cases, even conventional options.

How Hydrogen empowers the Energy Transition

Explore the role of hydrogen in the energy transition, including its potential, recent achievements, and challenges to its deployment. To fully unlock and empower the contribution of hydrogen, key policy actions will be fundamental to accelerate the deployment of hydrogen technologies, with the support of policymakers, the private sector, and society.

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Podcast: BacterioFiles (LS 33 · TOP 5% what is this?)
Episode: 414: Producing Proton Power Perpetually
Pub date: 2020-02-17

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Hydrogen

This episode: Microalgae can produce hydrogen, but other metabolic pathways take priority, except when special engineered hydrogenase enzymes can overcome this limitation!

Download Episode (8.4 MB, 12.2 minutes) Show notes: Microbe of the episode: Alphapapillomavirus 11 Takeaways There are many options being explored as ways to replace fossil fuels. Electricity and batteries are good, but they have their limitations, especially for long-distance high-energy travel such as airplanes. Hydrogen is one good option: high energy density, clean-burning, simple to produce. Microbes can produce hydrogen through various metabolic pathways, including fermentation, nitrogen fixation byproduct, and photosynthesis. However, competing metabolic pathways make microbial hydrogen production less efficient. In this study, scientists engineer a hydrogenase enzyme for hydrogen production in microalgae that can compete better with carbon fixation as a destination for the electrons and protons that hydrogen production requires. This engineered enzyme allowed the algae to produce hydrogen continuously, even during photosynthesis. Journal Paper: Ben-Zvi O, Dafni E, Feldman Y, Yacoby I. 2019. Re-routing photosynthetic energy for continuous hydrogen production in vivo. Biotechnol Biofuels 12:266.

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Podcast: Everything About Hydrogen (LS 43 · TOP 1.5% what is this?)
Episode: Hydrogen 101
Pub date: 2019-08-06

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We cover the hydrogen basics so you don't have to. A 10-minute tour of hydrogen industry technology and terminology for those who are new to the sector or who would simply like a quick review of the basics behind this burgeoning energy source.

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Dr. Mercola talks to Tyler W. LeBaron, a renowned molecular hydrogen expert, about the possible benefits of this type of hydrogen to your well-being.

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Episode: Hydrogen: The answer to Climate Change?
Pub date: 2020-01-18

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Hydrogen is a volatile gas with an image problem, but hydrogen evangelists think this could be the ‘magic molecule’ which will solve the world’s air pollution and cut carbon emissions dramatically. Manuela Saragosa presents the final part of this special series on energy from Italy, where hydrogen has been pumped into the existing gas network. Could a hydrogen boat replace the diesel belching cruise liners and ships along the canals of Venice?

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Pub date: 2019-11-22

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Episode: 132) Greening transportation with vehicles powered by hydrogen fuel cells with Brian Goldstein
Pub date: 2019-04-25

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Episode: Hydrogen - Orkney Islands special
Pub date: 2020-01-29

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Angela Lamont visits the Orkney Islands to find out first-hand how they’re pioneering the use of hydrogen for power, energy storage and marine transport to help decarbonize their community.

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Pub date: 2019-08-10

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Episode: Hydrogen
Pub date: 2020-01-15

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Blue, green or grey … find out about the different technologies and how the Orkney Islands are using it as part of their pioneering approach to zero carbon energy. Could now be the time hydrogen comes of age?

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Episode: Heavy-duty trucks, buses offer fuel switching opportunities for hydrogen: Hyzon CTO
Pub date: 2020-05-12

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New fuel cell electric vehicle manufacturer Hyzon Motors has made rapid progress since forming in March, already signing an MOU with a UK partner to deliver 1,000 hydrogen fuelled buses. In this S&P Global Platts Commodities Focus podcast we talk to Hyzon's CTO, Ian Thompson, about the advantages and costs of FCEVs in buses and heavy-duty trucks compared with battery EVs, and opportunities for future growth.

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Pub date: 2020-07-09

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Pub date: 2020-05-21

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Episode: Super-efficient catalyst boosts hopes for hydrogen fuel
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Episode: The Hydrogen Economy: It's a Gas
Pub date: 2019-08-23

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Hydrogen has been in and out of fashion several times over the years. But now its potential to decarbonize long-haul trucking, and industrial processes that have been hard to reach with renewables and batteries, mean hydrogen could be back for good.

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https://www.bnef.com/core/insights/21015

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Episode: Ron Gula: The Future of Quantum Cryptography
Pub date: 2020-07-09

Quantum computing isn't a reality yet, but most experts concede it is not far away. When that day comes, threat actors will have the ability to decrypt data they've stolen years before -- unless that data is protected by quantum-resistant cryptography.

On this week's episode of The Secure Communications Podcast, we talk with cybersecurity investor and policy expert Ron Gula about the promises of and challenges associated with quantum cryptography.

In this episode Ron is President at Gula Tech Adventures, which focuses on cybersecurity technology, strategy and policy. Since 2017, GTA has invested in dozens of cyber start-ups and supported multiple cyber funds.

From 2002 to 2016, Ron was the co-founder and CEO of Tenable Network Security. He helped grow the company to 20,000 customers, raise $300m in venture capital and grow revenues to $100m, setting up the company for an IPO in 2018.

Prior to Tenable, Ron was a cyber industry pioneer and developed one of the first commercial network intrusion detection systems called Dragon, ran risk mitigation for the first cloud company, was deploying network honeypots in the mid 90s for the DOD and was a penetration tester for the NSA where he got to participate in some of the nation's first cyber exercises.

Ron is involved in a variety of cyber nonprofits and think tanks including Defending Digital Campaigns, the Cyber Moonshot, the National Security Institute and the Wilson Center.

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Read Kathleen (00:08): Thank you for joining today's episode of The Secure Communications Podcast. I'm your host Kathleen Booth. And today my guest is Ron Gula. Ron was the founder, cofounder, I should say, and CEO of Tenable. Today he is the president and cofounder of Gula Tech Adventures. Ron, you have an unbelievable bio. You know, you've been on the board of so many different cybersecurity companies. You're an active investor. You are, have served as a global fellow at the Wilson center, an advisory board member for George Mason University's National Security Institute. You have such a fascinating perspective on the cybersecurity industry, you know, too much to name. If I went through your whole bio, we could spend the entire podcast on that. But, but I'm really excited to have you here and, and get your perspective on a topic that I think is really interesting, which is quantum cryptography.

Ron (01:00): Thank you very much for the the kind introduction and thank you very much for having me on the podcast today. So quantum cryptography, I, I it's, that's a topic that people should be very, very afraid of. But unfortunately we're really not doing a whole lot about it right now. So you know, assuming your users know a good bit about cryptography already, I kind of look at this problem as if somebody's collecting all of your encrypted traffic. Can they use a quantum computer at some point in the future to somehow break that traffic? And you would think that because of that threat, perhaps from quantum computers, you know, that there'd be more investment here and more awareness, but there really hasn't been.

Kathleen (01:43): So let's start out by talking about the timeline, because I think this is something that, well, it's certainly something that I find fascinating. And I don't know if, if everybody understands it and maybe this is one of the reasons for a lack of investment in it, you know? We don't have quantum computing yet. What is, what is your opinion as far as when you think that it will actually be usable?

Ron (02:07): So it's, it's interesting. I, I've, I've gotten a chance to spend some time with quantum computing companies and I ask them, so, you know, I ask them, so when can we break crypto? You know, when can we solve certain kinds of other problems and whatnot? And typically there's not a good answer there. And, and, and I said, well, do you think anybody else has done it? And they typically say no, because as soon as somebody has figured out how to do it, all these people are going to disappear and go work for the CIA or the NSA or a bank or, or, or, or something like that. So I think it's really difficult to put a number on, is this like a next year thing or next decade thing? And the problem kind of also overlooks the fact that you've got to collect all this traffic.

Ron (02:48): Now, if you think about, if you imagine that the NSA and our adversaries have an infinite amount of storage and have infinite points to collect our data, then, then this is a problem. But, you know, the reality is that we live in a world based on physics, and, you know, a lot of these things need to be stored and kept in places. And I don't think the average person's having, they're, they're, they're having more stuff stored on them in social media, then perhaps an adversary is going to, you know, kind of come after them and collect on them

Kathleen (03:17): Now, and, and, you know, I'm not a highly technical cybersecurity expert. And so my understanding of quantum the risk associated with quantum computing is that, you know, we don't have to worry right now that somebody could use it to, you know, crack, crack into some of the most protected information we have, but someday it's going to be a possibility. And I think, you know, the average person might think, well, who cares? So someday we'll deal with it then. But I guess my understanding is it's, it's more, you know, we can have that data stolen now and it can be held and eventually compromised in the future when that capability does come online. Is that right?

Ron (03:57): It is a good, a good application of that is imagine you have something today that a crypt, cryptography that we all use - the TLS, SSL TLS you know, basically the, the S in your HTTPS. Technically you should be able to go and, you know, go to a coffee shop and go visit your favorite, you know, Facebook website, that's got, that's protected by that kind of, of crypto. And even if it was collected, it's going to be hard to break. But if at some point in the future, you know, somebody does come along and have an easy to use quantum computing, you might be able to do that. Now it starts getting a little far fetched. Is there a coffee shop somewhere, of course, pre COVID or whatever, you know, but it's some place that we're all using, you know, publicly collectible traffic that we could then say, well, the one day Ron Gula came in and happened to check his bank account.

Ron (04:49): I have those packets that are in there and all, all set to go, you know? It's, it's just, it's when you think of all the things you have to do to protect yourself online, you know, patch, two factor authentication. This, it's just not the top of list for most people. And if they want to, they can just use their own, you know, a VPN, a product that you guys offer, right? Where I've done my key exchange ahead of time. You know, granted, you might be able to collect those packets and, and do it, but now you're, you're still a much harder target than people who are just relying on the cryptography from the web applications that they're using.

Kathleen (05:26): Yeah. And it seems like for the average person, the notion that somebody could steal my data now, and, you know, 10 years from now, they could crack into it, I would think, so what? Like, my credit card numbers will have changed by that point. Who knows if I'll be at the same bank? Like, it almost, it doesn't seem like much of a risk to me, but where I think it gets really scary is when you think about data leakage from a place like the NSA, which, which has been compromised, you know, and there has been information stolen out of there, and maybe somebody can't process it and get into it right now. But, but if 10 from now, they're able to discover the identities of certain people or, you know, different programs that the U S government has, that then becomes a truly frightening prospect it seems.

Ron (06:08): It is. And again, it's hard to be a, you know, a cybersecurity pro, cyber security person and say like, this is just not that big of a deal. But for me, I used to be like, Hey, look, this is a big problem, right? Computer's gonna be a lot faster, whether they're quantum or not. And, but at the coffee shop, you know, with using your quantum resistant cryptography, chances are the, the, the 20 dollar lock on your house that you bought from Home Depot, somebody can bust through that and put, you know, sniffers in your house you know, but little bugs that can get the same kind of information that you're trying to protect. So the question is really is, you know, when you bring that over to a large enterprise, it's, it gets, it gets interesting. It's just not the number one thing that people are working on.

Kathleen (06:53): So given that the differences in the kind of, the level of risk and the implications of a compromise, do you think that, where, where do you see most of the work coming from on, on quantum resistant cryptography? Is it, do you see a lot of it coming out of the government or being funded by the government, or do you see more of it coming out of the private sector?

Ron (07:15): So, so the biggest innovation I've seen in quantum resistant sort of security is, is this concept of, of multipath communications or shredding. So if I'm going to go from point A to point B, and you're assuming that your adversary is collecting on you between those things, if you can take a thousand different routes, every second, you're going to minimize the amount of data that they can collect on you. And of course, they're on your computer. Your computer is compromised. It's not going to help you, but neither will quantum resistant cryptography. And similarly, you know, if you're worried about data at rest, and you've got a one MB file, if you had a, like a hashing algorithm or a way to just physically separate that file into many, many different places - a little bit on Amazon, a little bit on Google, a little bit on your USB drive - you know, whatever, whatever that combination is, an adversary would then not only have to be able to break, your crypto, like get access to all of that, that data, that data. So the strange thing is, I've been pitched a bunch of companies like this, and there's pretty cool things. And I just, haven't seen a lot of people jump on this because they're on this mindset that the future is basically endpoint cryptography, or endpoint computing and cloud computing. You know, there'll be no CASBs in the middle. There's no, it's just about that secure access between where I need to go and where I need to go. And they're not worried about, you know, making sure that it's crypto or quantum resistant at that point. Okay.

Kathleen (08:37): What do you think is, needs to happen to change that?

Ron (08:42): There's gotta be a little bit more, I think, demonstration of this. And unfortunately, you know, the demonstrations we are getting is that when we break crypto, it's usually a software bug, right? Someone's figured out a way that they can see the CPU, change a crypto algorithm, extract keys, extract that, that type of stuff. But the problem is, is that, you know, just doing basic cryptography is so hard. You really have to understand who has access to your keys. You have to rotate keys, you have to do all those things. And I always like to point out that a lot of people got into cybersecurity came out of the military. They were key custodians, right? They were the people who would re-key the point to point bulk encrypters. They would, they would do things like change the codes for, you know, for duress, the duties got protocols for changing these different things. And the commercial world, private citizens, they have no concept of that.

Ron (09:29): Right? I mean, I, I know people who have bad passwords to get into their password manager, you know? It's like, that's not the point, you know? So, so that's my concern is that, you know, we've really got to level up, a lot of basic hygiene things before we go tackle this. Now don't get me wrong. If, if tomorrow you know, Facebook or, or, or, or Amazon, or, you know, whoever has got more advanced, you know, ways for us to authenticate and, you know, encrypt as we, as we connect to them, you know, I'm, I'm, I'm happy with that. But in the meantime, you know, I still recommend people, like, if you're concerned about this, you should be buying products like Attila. You should be buying products that where you control your own infrastructure and then make use of what you control, because you can't just control everything else.

Kathleen (10:17): So who's, who's doing really interesting work in the field of quantum cryptography? Who's out there kind of at the cutting edge?

Ron (10:26): So there's, it's a little bit like the supercomputers, right? And so they, they every, every month or so you hear, Oh, the Japanese have got the world's largest supercomputer or the Russians do, or the Chinese do. Right? So the quantum folks are doing, doing interesting things. So the quantum computing folks, you've got here in Maryland, you've got that. Everybody's got a project because there's such interesting things. And, you know, I get to watch a lot of science fiction and, and play a lot of science fiction. You know, like World Builders. I'm playing Expanding Universe 2 right now. And it's kind of like Civilization, right? And quantum computing is usually one of the things you unlock that gives your, your race or your species, you know, magical powers. The problem is that the promise of what the quantum community just hasn't, it hasn't delivered yet. I think if anybody has broken it, you know, or they haven't done a lot of a lot of practical things with it just yet, that we've, that we've seen.

Kathleen (11:19): So do you think it will be broken at the nation state level or in the private sector?

Ron (11:22): Yeah. These are very, these are it's um, so without trying to sound too negative, so venture capital people talk to each other and you know, why would you invest in this company? Why would you not invest in this company? And it really tracks, the quantum computing, it's really tracking like healthcare research, where it takes a long time. There's a lot of PhDs in involved. A lot of universities involved. A lot of research. I mean, this is not true trivial stuff that you're going to do in your, or your, your garage. You're talking, moving atoms your, and then getting them to do things, things, and compute. And it sounded like wasn't that what a chip is? Like, Oh, the science is a lot different.

Ron (12:07): I was very lucky. One day I got to visit one of these, these super computing, quantum computing companies. And there was another visiting fellow and, and this person had been to like nine other places. I got to hear about all the different kinds of, I'm dated because it's only two years ago. But at the same time, this could be a 20 year journey before we have a practical computer that you can buy in your, your you know, in your house. And it reminds me of when you, when you go and you see these, these quantum computers, you, you're like, where's the computer? They don't look like computers. It's telling you, there's a couple of these organizations.

Ron (12:50): They show basic things like, show me how to code the traveling salesman problems. And I'll, I'll get the look like, no, we're not, you know, we're not really there yet. It's something I think is, is worthwhile to do. And if we're going to talk, talk a bit about quantum encryption and a bit about, there's this third area about quantum communications, where you can basically encode you know, the photons, the wave lengths in a certain way. Possibly you can, you can change a quantum object here. Maybe you can, you can stimulate it moving on the other side of the universe as a form of communications. I would love to see that. Everything I've seen has been snake oil. So, you know, I'm all for that kind of stuff, but it's, it's, it's not ready for commoditization in prime time just yet.

Kathleen (13:37): Yeah. Now how accessible, if, if somebody is concerned about this and they do want to take steps now to try and protect their data, how accessible is quantum resistant cryptography now?

Ron (13:51): Well, one of the reasons, so it's very accessible. You know, one of the reasons that the venture capital community has not jumped on this, it's because the cryptography becomes an OEM type of type of market. And before, you know, I get jumped on for, not from you, but know my business model. There's nothing fundamentally wrong with that.

Ron (14:20): I have to do similar things. I probably have been pitched the last three, four years, probably about maybe 10 or 11 different quantum crypto library companies, where they actually don't sell anything to a direct customer. They sell it as a third party. Like a you know, w which is the believer that it's the right thing, because, you know, photography is hard. What you want is you want a team of really, really smart people who that's, all they've done. They focused on the cryptography has been vetted by the U S government. You know, that, that that sort of approach, the problem is that if they're out there selling well, licensing a library, it's not a huge, a huge thing. Back in the late nineties, early two thousands, I remember that you know, ISS, for the product that they were doing, they switched to elliptic curve cryptography to you know, communicate with their agents. And it was more resistant and that kind of stuff. Didn't really make a lot of difference I think for, for, for people that were like, okay, that's cool. That's, that's, that's better crypto, but, you know, does that really make you a better, a better security? And you would think it would be, especially since people do break into security products, but the market didn't, the market could have cared less. They want easier to use products. They don't really want, you know, that kind of stuff, but that's kind of where we're at right now.

Kathleen (15:31): That's so fascinating. I mean, I think it's, it kind of applies to a lot of security, the sense that, you know, while we know there are risks out there, we just choose not to protect against them. It's, you know, it's like buying insurance, it's the same principle. It'll never happen to me. It's not going to happen anytime soon. That sort of thing. So I'm, I'm curious to see, what's going to take place that will prompt more of an interest in this.

Ron (15:54): Yeah, what's going to happen, in the United States, it's NIST. N I S T is the group that does that. You've probably heard of it. DES encryption and triple DES, and then there was AES encryption and, and NIST does bake offs the same way that the air force does bakeoffs, like we have the F22 Raptor aircraft. But, but what do we really want? And this has got a lot of input from the NSA. They got a lot of very, very smart mathematicians and they're baking off these algorithms. And you know, I haven't gotten a recent update, but almost every pitch I get is like, Oh, we're part of the bake off for NIST. We were, we won this, this, this part of it. That's great. That's awesome.

Kathleen (16:45): Yeah. Demand just needs to follow, I guess.

Ron (16:49): It is. It's, it's one of those things where you, you know, like, let's say I got a tip from somebody who had a breakthrough in, in cryptography. You almost don't want to touch that because historically, that's where, you know, something's wrong and you, you miss a leak, you miss some sort of entropy sort of, sort of where you can actually decrypt it. And now crypto is the NSA because they have enough people to do the peer review and, and literally red team it and attack it. And I think that's very apt in these kinds of things. If you're a small company, a 10 person company, and you're coming up with the next generation, you know, quantum resistant, crypto, great prov it. You know? Go to NIST. Go to all that stuff. And, and then even after that, what's your business model? Like, why is your crypto going to be that much better than, than, than everybody else?

Kathleen (17:44): Yeah. Well, it sounds like the U S government will lead the way, at least in creating demand if, you know, for it to protect itself. And then, and then it sounds as though that that could roll out a form of standards or regulations that would eventually bleed into the private sector. Is that accurate?

Ron (18:00): Yeah. It's, it's, it's, it's very accurate.

Ron (18:12): There's like satellites, if you've did right. It's, it's there. But when you're, when you're in space and when you're, you're there, know that's, that's weight on that device. So, so there's believe it or not, you know, there's a really a need for just encrypting in general. And it can even be bad encryption, but there's a lot of stuff that's, un-encrypted, that's, that's, that's still going on today. Actually, we have more encryption everywhere that you know, we have a lot of other things that were, that are in the clear now, that are not so much in the clear.

Kathleen (18:42): Yeah, yeah. It's fascinating. I was talking to somebody the other day about IOT and it sounds like that's one area that, that is incredibly vulnerable for that same reason.

Ron (18:52): So not only with IOT, do we have an issue where the device itself might have not been coded securely, but the protocols that'd be an inline when, if you look at something like SMB version three, which is very enterprise ready and has all sorts of which of levels of, of cryptography, you know, kind of built into it, you know, you just don't see that, you know, and, and talk to the cloud and we're going to give you a web interface, or a mobile app to talk to that cloud, you're hardly ever, so we need to reverse engineer it. With like one of your portfolio companies, you know, Refirm Labs from DataTribe there, you know, they find tons of stuff in IOT devices, all, all the day. Encrypt, you know, can, can you encrypt that better? Can you keep it, what's being collected half the time? So, so that's kinda where I'm seeing that market at right now.

Kathleen (19:53): Yeah. Now, switching gears, you are an investor, you, as you mentioned, you get pitched by a lot of companies. You see a lot of technology. Is there a particular cybersecurity technology that you're really excited about right now?

Ron (20:12): My friend's at DataTribe have some of my favorite companies. So way, the way I like to talk about it, is that, you know, I've done two companies. I've done Network Security Wizards, which was a network intrusion detection company. We did Tenable Network Security, which is cyber, you know?

Ron (20:36): And swim lane. And after I left Tenable as an investor, I really got to explore. There's Huntress Labs. Huntress Labs is really focused on the SMB and finding malware, or finding back doors, finding, you know, phishing, phishing targets, you know? I find that very exciting. It's not about just their detection is it better than, you know, a Crowdstrike or a Sentinel One. It does it. Cause when, when you're dealing with a dentist office, it's a such a different mindset than, you know, dealing with like a bank, you know? Where we're, where they've got, you know, so I'm enjoying stuff like that. I'm, I'm really enjoying a lot of the different ways we can solve some of these problems. Some of the things that, that we've invested in is like cyber education. So if you look at the work that we're doing with Cybrary and you extend that to people like Catalyte, you know, that's, that's really interesting. The ability to use AI and, and, and create, you know, developers and IT teams, or in Cybrary's case, you know, the development or the ability to really, you know, pull people either from you know, inner city, retiring veterans, just anybody who's got a, access to the, to the internet, you know, into the cyber you know, career is, is just, is just really, really fun stuff.

Ron (22:05): So it's, I think my biggest frustration sometimes is I'll, we'll invest in a certain category and somebody will solve it a certain way. And then another company will come along and solve it almost completely differently. Then we're sort of like, okay, well, do we want to invest in both of these companies, because they're going after the same dollars.

Kathleen (22:27): Yeah.

Ron (22:34): On the cloud, like Cloud Flare, or are you going to be in like a contrast, you know, and those two completely different businesses, well, security, it gets, it gets in there. That's the world I get to live in. And I really enjoy helping people think through that. And you know, hopefully we're making a difference and invest in the second and third tier here.

Kathleen (23:02): Well, I love that you're involved in so many different education organizations and, and trying to kind of bring up the next, the next generation of cybersecurity professionals. I also love that you've been in business with your wife for so many years. Fun fact, I owned a company for 11 years with my husband. And so I feel like we could have an entirely separate podcast episode just on, just on working with your spouse, but I think that's, that's fantastic. And I love that story about what you guys are doing.

Ron (23:30): So it's, it's funny you know, a lot of people know our story. You know, Cindy didn't get sort of the cofounder or on the web sort of, sort of u, you know, I had it explained to me, if you look at the, just for example, the divorce rate, you know, that kind of stuff, there's just, there's a, there's a 50% chance one of you is going to get divorced and leave the company and it, and that's a real risk. I get it. I get it. Having said that though, now that we've been a lot more public about it, I'm finding like you, you, you did business with your husband. I'll find a, to a brother's team, you know, that, that, that are working together. Now, brothers don't get divorced, but you can have fallings out with your families and stuff like that. I find that if you can make it work, it can be a very, very strong thing. But whenever we do sort of like off the cuff marriage counseling or anything like that, it's not like, Hey, why don't you, you guys go start a business. That'll solve all your, you know, all your things. But, but yeah, no, glad that, glad you brought that up.

Kathleen (24:35): Yeah. I think going into business with anyone is kind of like getting married. Like, you have to be a phenomenal communicator and you've got to talk about everything to make it work. I always say that my greatest accomplishment in life is that I'm still married after 11 years of business partnership. So you're right. It's, it's, it's great. You have a level of trust you can't get with somebody you know, somebody else, who's not your family, so fantastic. Well, I really appreciate you joining me for this episode. It was, it was fascinating. If somebody wants to learn more about you and some of the work you're doing, where should they look online?

Ron (25:12): So we maintain a webpage at gula.tech. We have a list of all the portfolio companies, including the DataTribe companies like you guys. And you know, we blog a good bit about podcasts. I'll be putting this on our blog eventually. And then you know, if they want, I do, I do post pretty pro, a good bit on LinkedIn, a little bit, you know, business. You gotta keep it on LinkedIn, but I appreciate anybody that wants to look us up. So let us know.

Kathleen (25:48): Fantastic. Well, I'll put those links in the show notes. And if you're listening and you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving the podcast a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you choose to listen. And we want to hear from you. If you have an idea for a future episode, tweet us at @Attilasecurity. Thanks for listening. And thank you, Ron.

Ron (26:06): Thank you.

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Podcast: The Great Movie Showdown
Episode: The Great Movie Showdown: Steve Jobs vs The Social Network (Bonus episode)
Pub date: 2020-07-06

Special guest Blake Smith joins the guys to break down two Aaron Sorkin films about tech icons.

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Podcast: Spotter (LS 26 · TOP 10% what is this?)
Episode: Jobs to be done (JTBD): A decades old idea that powers many products of today
Pub date: 2020-07-22

In this episode I celebrate the work of Dr Clay Christensen, one of the brilliant minds of our times, In particular we look at one specific contribution, Jobs To Be Done or JTBD and its implications to building new products and services in our world today

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Podcast: The Panpsycast Philosophy Podcast (LS 49 · TOP 1% what is this?)
Episode: Episode 61, David Pearce on Transhumanism (Part I - Transhumanism)
Pub date: 2019-06-02

Co-founder of Humanity+, formerly known as the World Transhumanist Association, David Pearce is a leading figure of the transhumanist movement. David is perhaps best known for his 1995 manifesto, The Hedonistic Imperative, in which he argues that we can, and will, abolish suffering throughout the living world. Following The Hedonistic Imperative, David has published extensively on topics surrounding utilitarianism, veganism, abolitionism and transhumanism; culminating in his most recent 2017 collection of essays, Can Biotechnology Abolish Suffering?

Alongside his careful philosophical thinking, David’s captivating writing-style has inspired philosophers across the world to look forward into the ‘philosophy of the future’. A world as David hopes, that is free from suffering, ageing and stupidity.

Contents

Part I. Transhumanism.

Part II. Further Analysis and Discussion.

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Podcast: Best Book Ever (LS 36 · TOP 3% what is this?)
Episode: 007 H. Claire Taylor on "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
Pub date: 2020-07-13

On today's episode, H. Claire Taylor, one of the funniest people I know, joins me to talk about "The Princess Bride" one of the funniest books every written. Then we veer into men at comedy clubs, astrophysics, and homeschooling. Trust me.

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Discussed in this episode:

The Princess Bride by William Goldman

The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris

Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell

Shrek! By William Steig

As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride by Cary Elwes

(side note: this book is particularly wonderful on audio)

Dan Brown Masterclass

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut

Timequake by Kurt Vonnegut

The Jessica Christ Series, by H. Claire Taylor

The Kilhaven Police Series, by H. Claire Taylor

A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab

Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny by Kate Manne

The Big Picture: On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself by Sean Carroll

Stillness is the Key by Ryan Holiday

Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson

Discussed in our Patreon-Exclusive Clip

Afterlife (Netflix Series)

Hannah Gadsby: Nanette

Jerry Seinfeld: 23 Hours to Kill

Seth Meyers: Lobby Baby

Fortune Feimster: Sweet & Salty

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Shrek!

As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride

Timequake

The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Five Novels and One Story

The Princess Bride: An Illustrated Edition of S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure

A Darker Shade of Magic: A Novel (Shades of Magic, 1)

The Sirens of Titan

Gone With the Wind

Astrophysics for People in a Hurry

None

None

Stillness Is the Key

The Silence of the Lambs

The Big Picture: On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself

Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny

Podcast: Science(ish) (LS 54 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)
Episode: 12: History of the World: Part 1
Pub date: 2019-03-21

How much does Geography inform History? Why did humanity first emerge where it did? What influence do ancient rock formations have on U.S politics? In the final episode of the season, Rick and Michael try to answer all this and more, diving into Mel Brooks’ History of the World: Part 1.

Featuring: Lewis Dartnell

Podcast: Desolation Radio (LS 40 · TOP 2% what is this?)
Episode: 73. Desolation goes Viral 3: Coronavirus primer w. Dr Christian Maine
Pub date: 2020-04-04

Dan talks to immunologist Dr Christian Maine about Covid-19. Everything you always wanted to know about viruses(but were afraid to ask).

[2:05] What is a virus?

[4:10] How do viruses affect the immune system?

[6:10] How did the virus originate?

[7:55] Covid-19 as part of a group of coronaviruses.

[9:40] Symptoms and asymptomatic spread.

[13:30] Herd Immunity.

[16:15] Situation in the US.

[18:28] Viral spread.

[23:50]: Differences between antibody and antigen tests.

[30:58] Manufacturing tests.

[37:58] Manufacturing vaccines.

[40:25] Ending the lockdown before a vaccine.

[44:15] Can people who have had Covid-19 still carry/spread the virus?

[46:45] Is the virus likely to mutate?

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Podcast: Gridlock Break (LS 40 · TOP 2% what is this?)
Episode: Dr. David Skorton discusses the effect of this pandemic on healthcare enterprises throughout the country
Pub date: 2020-06-03

Dr. David J. Skorton is president and CEO of the Association of American Medical Colleges, a not-for-profit institution that represents the nation’s medical schools, teaching hospitals, and academic societies. Dr. Skorton previously served as the 13th secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, and the president of the University of Iowa and Cornell University. Today, he discusses the effect of this pandemic on healthcare enterprises throughout the country, and what he thinks it will take for society to return to normal.

Dr. Skorton talks about how hospitals were blindsided by a disease we still do not fully understand. And until recently, there was no agreed upon treatment plan for patients sick with COVID-19. But Dr. Skorton is optimistic about the timeline for future testing and treatment, including new antiviral medicines, antigen tests that could allow for results in as few as 15 minutes, and a vaccine that could conceivably be available to the public as early as this January.

Go to NoLabels.org to learn more about how we are bringing together a bipartisan group of public and private leaders working to stop the virus, save lives and get Americans back to work.

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Podcast: The Antigen (LS 44 · TOP 1.5% what is this?)
Episode: #COVID19: The Quest for a Vaccine
Pub date: 2020-06-16

What does finding a vaccine actually look like? Who’s involved? Last season on The Antigen we outlined the many steps it takes for a vaccine to go from discovery to distribution, in this episode we ask if that process can safely accelerate for COVID-19. We’ll also wrap up with the latest headlines on Pfizer's response to the crisis.

Host Lindsey Dietschi speaks with Phil Dormitzer, Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer of Viral Vaccines at Pfizer.

Episode references:

Pfizer Partners with Direct Relief to Provide Critical COVID-19 Supplies to Hospitals
Pfizer, BioNTech to ramp up COVID-19 vaccine tests, plot major trial boost in fall

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Podcast: Short Wave (LS 69 · TOP 0.05% what is this?)
Episode: We Need More Coronavirus Testing. Are Antigen Tests The Answer?
Pub date: 2020-05-11

There's a difference between diagnostic, antibody, and antigen tests. All provide different levels of reliability and speed.

Podcast: The Science Hour (LS 54 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)
Episode: Rwanda’s game changing coronavirus test
Pub date: 2020-07-11

African scientists have developed a reliable, quick and cheap testing method which could be used by worldwide as the basis for mass testing programmes.

The method, which produces highly accurate results, is built around mathematical algorithms developed at the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences in Kigali. We speak to Neil Turok who founded the institute, Leon Mutesa Professor of human genetics on the government coronavirus task force, and Wilfred Ndifon, the mathematical biologist who devised the algorithm.

The virus is mutating as it spreads, but what does this mean? There is particular concern over changes to the spike protein, part of the virus needed to enter human cells. Jeremy Luban has been analysing this mechanism. So far he says ongoing genetic changes seem unlikely to impact on the effectiveness of treatments for Covid -19.

And Heatwaves are increasing, particularly in tropical regions, that’s the finding of a new analysis by climate scientist Sarah Perkins – Kirkpatrick.

Worms are not the cutest of creatures. They’re slimy, often associated with death and tend to bring on feelings of disgust in many of us. But listener Dinesh thinks they’re underrated and wants to know whether earthworms could be the key to our planet’s future agricultural success? He’s an organic farmer in India’s Tamil Nadu province who grows these annelids to add to the soil, and he wants Crowdscience to find out exactly what they’re doing.

Anand Jagatia dons his gardening gloves and digs the dirt on these remarkable creatures, discovering how they can help improve soil quality, prevent fields from becoming waterlogged, and improve microbial numbers, all of which has the potential to increase crop yield.

But he also investigates the so-called ‘earthworm dilemma’ and the idea that in some parts of the world, boreal forest worms are releasing carbon back into the atmosphere, which could have dangerous consequences for climate change.

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Podcast: The Recipe For SEO Success Show (LS 47 · TOP 1% what is this?)
Episode: Webinar 101: How webinars can boost your business with Omar Zenhom (NEWBIE)
Pub date: 2020-04-01

Webinars. I've done a few before, but I must admit I've never quite been 100% sure if they work.

Are they the secret to wonderful lead generation or are they a little bit worn out and not working quite as well as they used to?

Well, today I'm honoured to have Omar's Zenhom from WebinarNinja on the show, to give us the lowdown on webinars for beginners, and also some tips for the more advanced amongst us.

Tune in to learn:

How to get started with your first webinar.
How to use webinars to build your email list
Why webinars are the #1 sales conversion tool for any product
How to market your webinar for free- How to use webinars as a product to sell your audience
How to use webinars as a customer retention tool Avoiding rookie mistakes
Different and new ways to do a webinar to appeal to different audiences
Tips for the non-tech

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Podcast: Fresh Air (LS 82 · TOP 0.01% what is this?)
Episode: Michael Pollan On the 'New Science' Of Psychedelics
Pub date: 2019-05-24

Pollan discusses the history of psychedelic drugs, including LSD and magic mushrooms, and explains how they're currently being used experimentally in therapeutic settings to treat depression, addiction, and fear of death. The author experimented with psychedelics for research. "I had an experience that was by turns frightening and ecstatic and weird," he says. 'How To Change Your Mind' is now out in paperback.

Podcast: The Oxford Union (LS 35 · TOP 5% what is this?)
Episode: India: A Failure of its Founding Fathers’ Vision?
Pub date: 2020-06-18

72 years into its independence, is India continuing along the path of progress, or is it going backwards? Following a year of political turmoil, from secular violence to the revocation of the special status of Kashmir, does India live up to its found- ing principles? If not, does blame lie with its Hindu nationalist politicians, or with the constitution itself? Joining us to answer these questions are feminist constitutional lawyer Indira Jaising, leading journalist Rajdeep Sardesai and senior advocate Harish Salve.

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Podcast: HBR IdeaCast (LS 67 · TOP 0.05% what is this?)
Episode: The Secret to Better Problem Solving
Pub date: 2016-12-22

Thomas Wedell-Wedellsborg discusses a nimbler approach to diagnosing problems than existing frameworks: reframing. He’s the author of “Are You Solving the Right Problems?” in the January/February 2017 issue of Harvard Business Review.

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Podcast: Fresh Air (LS 82 · TOP 0.01% what is this?)
Episode: Mary Trump, The President's Niece
Pub date: 2020-07-23

Mary Trump was devastated when her uncle was elected president. Her book, 'Too Much and Never Enough,' describes Donald Trump as a "belligerent" youth who hasn't changed since he was a teen. Mary's late father Freddy was the black sheep of the family.

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Podcast: Real Life: Audio Edition (LS 31 · TOP 5% what is this?)
Episode: 5 - Back to the Future by Dolly Church
Pub date: 2020-07-14

Back to the Future by Dolly Church Drive-ins represent nostalgia for a past in which we were hopeful about the future. The future has since been swapped out for the past as a metric of progress, and we are caught in an endless loop of short-term solutions for problems that only mount with time. You can find more essays about living with technology at reallifemag.com and follow us on Twitter at _reallifemag.

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Podcast: TALKING POLITICS (LS 67 · TOP 0.05% what is this?)
Episode: Revisiting Yuval Harari
Pub date: 2020-07-23

This week we go back to the first ever interview we recorded for Talking Politics, when David talked to Yuval Noah Harari in 2016 about his book Homo Deus. That conversation touched on many of the themes that we've kept coming back to in the four years since: the power of the big technology companies; the vulnerability of democracy; the deep uncertainty we all feel about the future. David reflects on what difference those four years have made to how we think about these questions now.

Talking Points:

In Homo Deus, Harari distinguishes between intelligence and consciousness.

Intelligence is the ability to solve problems; consciousness is the ability to feel things.
Humans use their feelings to solve problems; our intelligence is to a large extent emotional intelligence. But it doesn’t have to be like that.
Computers have advanced in terms of intelligence but not consciousness.
What is more important: consciousness or intelligence? This is becoming a practical, not theoretical question.

Artificial intelligence could create a new class—the useless class.

Institutions or mechanisms might become obsolete.
In humanist politics, the feelings of individuals are the highest authority; could algorithms know your feelings better than you do?

The idea of the individual is that you have an indivisible inner core and your task as an individual is to get away from outside forces and get in touch with your true, authentic self.

According to Harari, this is 18th century mythology.
Humans are dividuals: a collection of biochemical mechanisms. There is nothing beyond these mechanisms.
In the 20th century, no one could understand these mechanisms.
We haven’t abandoned humanism—the rhetoric is still there—but it is under pressure.

In a long-tail world, everyone has a little bit—there’s lots of tailored, personal politics—but there’s also a huge concentration of power and wealth.

Think of Google or Facebook: they are basically monopolies.
Technology is not deterministic: it could still go in different ways.
There is human pushback.
Voters may be right in sensing that power is shifting, but are they right about where it is going?

In the four years since this interview, machine intelligence hasn’t hugely advanced.

Machines are more a part of our lives, but they aren’t necessarily smarter.
Are we becoming less intelligent as we adapt to a world increasingly dominated by machines?
Human agency is not just under threat from machines. It’s also under threat from corporate power. Amazon is much more powerful than it was four years ago.

Mentioned in this Episode:

Homo Deus
‘Inside Out’
David’s review of Homo Deus
Our episode with Brett Frischmann
Dominic Cummings’s blog

Further Learning:

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Podcast: Cathy Heller Presents Don't Keep Your Day Job (LS 70 · TOP 0.05% what is this?)
Episode: Malcolm Gladwell Talks About Making Big Decisions, the Tipping Point the World is Seeing Now & How Much He Loves Podcasting
Pub date: 2020-07-20

How can you embrace the adventure of creating what you love without worrying about the outcome? Malcolm Gladwell, NYT bestselling author and host of the Revisionist History Podcast has always had a fascination and curiosity for the world around him, and he's made an incredible legacy by taking his audience on the journey of this exploration. He shares how your flaws and weaknesses can become your advantage, how to use the 80/20 rule to make the scary decisions, why Hamlet was wrong, how to have more successful interactions with strangers, and how accepting the fact that we never know the future can lead you to freedom.

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Podcast: The Economist Podcasts (LS 70 · TOP 0.05% what is this?)
Episode: Checks and Balance: Flawed enforcement
Pub date: 2020-07-24

Plans to abolish the Minneapolis police department after the death of George Floyd are running into opposition, as Jon Fasman reports from the city. Meanwhile, President Trump has promised a surge of federal law enforcement beyond Portland. City commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty says people there will continue to protest the presence of unidentified armed officers. Might this turn into a law-and-order election?

John Prideaux, The Economist’s US editor, hosts with Charlotte Howard, New York bureau chief, and Washington correspondent Jon Fasman.

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Podcast: The Writer Files: Writing, Productivity, Creativity, and Neuroscience (LS 49 · TOP 1% what is this?)
Episode: How to Write Commercial Fiction with NY Times Bestselling Author Jeffery Deaver
Pub date: 2020-05-27

Notes from Listening Post:

Writing

The internationally bestselling author of over 35 novels, Jeffery Deaver, took a few minutes to discuss his advice on how to write emotionally engaging fiction, the merits of plotters vs. pantsers, and a 5-step process for writing your novel.

"Rejection is just a speed bump ... it's not a brick wall. Keep at it." – Jeffery Deaver

Jeffery is a former journalist, musician, and attorney best know for his Lincoln Rhyme series – now a hit NBC TV show – and the novel, The Bone Collector, adapted for the big screen starring Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie.

The "master of suspense" has been nominated for seven Edgar Awards and gone on to sell 50 million books worldwide, translated into 35 languages.

His latest thriller is a sequel to The Never Game – The Goodbye Man (A Colter Shaw Novel Book 2) – and once again features Colter Shaw, a rugged survivalist and "reward-seeker."

One of Bookpage's "Most Anticipated Mysteries and Thrillers" of 2020, Publishers Weekly said of the book, “Deaver balances suspense and plausibility perfectly ... This is a perfect jumping-on point for readers new to one of today’s top contemporary thriller writers.”

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In this file Jeffery Deaver and I discussed: * Why suspense writers are like airline pilots * Wisdom from Joyce Carol Oates and the importance of outlining * How having your novel read aloud to you can improve your prose * A simple formula for writing "roller-coaster" fiction * And much more!

Show Notes: * JefferyDeaver.com * The Goodbye Man (A Colter Shaw Novel) by Jeffery Deaver [Amazon] * Jeffery Deaver Amazon author page * NaturalReader app * Jeffery Deaver on Instagram * Jeffery Deaver on Facebook * Jeffery Deaver on Twitter * Kelton Reid on Twitter

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The Goodbye Man (A Colter Shaw Novel)

Podcast: The Tim Ferriss Show (LS 81 · TOP 0.01% what is this?)
Episode: #361: Jim Collins — A Rare Interview with a Reclusive Polymath
Pub date: 2019-02-18

Notes from Listening Post:

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"I'm not really a business author; I just happen to have used companies as the method to study human systems because there's great data." — Jim Collins

My guest for this episode is the incredible (and somewhat reclusive) Jim Collins.

This was a rare treat, as Jim rarely does any media or interviews. I’ve wanted to speak with him for more than a decade, and it was worth the wait. This conversation overdelivered on every level. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

So, who is Jim Collins?

Jim Collins (jimcollins.com) is a student and teacher of what makes great companies tick, and a Socratic advisor to leaders in the business and social sectors. He has authored or coauthored eight books that have together sold 10+ million copies worldwide, including Good to Great, Good to Great and the Social Sectors, Built to Last, How the Mighty Fall, Great by Choice, and his newest work, Turning the Flywheel.

Driven by a relentless curiosity, Jim began his research and teaching career on the faculty at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he received the Distinguished Teaching Award in 1992. In 1995, he founded a management laboratory in Boulder, Colorado.

In 2017, Forbes selected Jim as one of the 100 Greatest Living Business Minds.

Jim is also an avid rock climber and has completed single-day ascents of El Capitan and Half Dome in Yosemite Valley.

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Great by Choice: Uncertainty, Chaos, and Luck--Why Some Thrive Despite Them All (Good to Great, 5)

Turning the Flywheel: A Monograph to Accompany Good to Great (Good to Great, 6)

Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies (Good to Great, 2)

Good to Great and the Social Sectors: Why Business Thinking is Not the Answer

Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don't

How The Mighty Fall: And Why Some Companies Never Give In (Good to Great, 4)

Podcast: IdioFacto (LS 29 · TOP 10% what is this?)
Episode: Nuclear Power & Simon Sinek
Pub date: 2019-05-28

Notes from Listening Post:

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Our weather series is over! This week Levi runs you through nuclear energy and Matt pulls apart Simon Sinek's pop psychology.

NUCLEAR POWER

Uranium energy density https://www.euronuclear.org/info/encyclopedia/f/fuelcomparison.htm

Information on Uranium and nuclear energy http://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/nuclear-fuel-cycle/introduction/what-is-uranium-how-does-it-work.aspx

Video on Thorium https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMuxjHLLk0E

Chemical equations and reaction https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBdVK4cqiFs

How uranium becomes nuclear fuel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apODDbgFFPI

SIMON SINEK

Simon Sinek on Millennials in the Workplace: https://youtu.be/hER0Qp6QJNU

Simon Sinek on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simonsinek/

Simon Sinek Biography: https://startwithwhy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Simon-Sinek-Bio_April-2019.pdf

Millennials in the Workplace - A Communication Perspective on Millennials’ Organizational Relationships and Performance: https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007%2Fs10869-010-9172-7.pdf

Millennials at Work - What We Know and What We Need to Do (If Anything): https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10869-010-9177-2

Psychology Today article: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/women-who-stray/201701/no-dopamine-is-not-addictive

Forbes article: https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelschein/2018/06/13/simon-sinek-is-full-of-fluff-and-other-reasons-you-should-follow-his-lead/#285dfaef5657

Birth Cohort Differences in Self-Esteem:

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1037/a0019919?icid=int.sj-abstract.similar-articles.2#articleCitationDownloadContainer

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Podcast: The Book Owl Podcast
Episode: Episode 1: This Book Will Kill You
Pub date: 2020-04-16

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https://bookowlpodcast.files.wordpress.com/2020/04/episode1-take-3.mp3 It’s the premier episode of The Book Owl Podcast!!!

We’re being bombarded with news of scary things going on throughout the world, which means I know you’re eager to find out about something else that will kill you.

Although reading and books seem like safe pastimes, there is one book out there that will kill you.

In this premier episode of The Book Owl Podcast we’ll discover the story behind the woman who wrote this troublesome tome and the danger it still poses today.

If you want to get even more out of every episode (I’m talking bonus tidbits, people!) please join flock by signing up for The Book Owl Podcast newsletter.

Thanks for listening everyone, and enjoy the episode!!!

Note: There is a sound quality issue (low volume) that couldn’t be resolved in editing. It’s not too terrible, but just remember to turn down your earbuds once you finish listening.

Episode Notes:

Hey everyone, this is Tammie Painter and you’re listening to the Book Owl Podcast, the podcast where I entertain your inner book nerd with tales of quirky books and literary lore. And this is the very first show…in other words, bear with me, I’m just getting the hang of this. Now, even though we’re bombarded with news of scary things going on throughout the world, I know you’re eager out which book might kill you, so I’ll introduce myself at the end of the show. For now, a little theme music.

So if you tell someone, say your bungie jumping buddy, your favorite hobby, they probably look at like, “Wimp.” Reading’s something you do to relax, it’s something you do from the safety of an armchair, it’s about as far from bungie jumping danger as you can get, and it’s rarely associated with causing bodily harm unless you’r reading on your phone and walk straight into a lamppost, but that’s a whole nuther topic.

However, there is a book out there that can kill you. It won’t kill you quickly. It will invade your body, linger in there, and wreak havoc until you finally die. It’s so dangerous it’s stored in a lead-lined box and you have to sign a waiver to see it. Should you disregard the rules and safety instructions, you risk burns, nausea, and even cancer.

So who wrote this dangerous tome? A headstrong woman who was celebrated in her lifetime, but also scorned and shunned.

Her name? Marie Curie.

Marie Curie, born Maria Sklodowska (sorry for any pronunciation butchering there) in Warsaw in 1867. She couldn’t be bothered with conventions that said women didn’t need higher education so she studied in the wonderfully named Flying University, an underground school in Russia. This served its purpose for a time, but she eventually opted to finish her education in Paris.

But heading off to school in Paris wasn’t cheap. To afford her education, she turned off all the heat in her apartment and would instead wear all her clothes layered on top of one another to keep warm. Marie was big science nerd. She was obsessed with physics and chemistry, so much so that she’d get so lost in her work, she’d forget to eat. In Paris. Where they have taste tempting boulangeries. The mind boggles.

Anyway, she eventually came to work in the lab of Pierre Curie. I know, her name is a big spoiler alert, but let’s just say these two not only shared a passion for science, but for each other.

Pierre was keen to marry Marie, but she refused him. She had planned to go back to Poland and really had no intention of staying in Paris, so what would be the point. Pierre, rather romantic for a scientist, told her he would give up science and move to Poland with her. This still didn’t win Marie over. What sealed the deal? Marie found out that as a woman, she would have a tough time establishing a career in Poland, so back to Paris and back to Pierre.

The two were wed and let me just set this scene. This wasn’t frills and fancy dresses. Marie didn’t even have a wedding dress, she wore her normal lab clothes. So you can almost picture this couple urning the officiator to hurry up, they crank out their I dos, look at each other for a sec and then dash back to the lab to keep on working. Honeymoon, schmoneymoon, there’s chemicals to be analyzed.

And that’s where we get back to that deadly book. It’s actually a collection of books, Marie’s lab journals and notebooks.

Marie was curious about work being done with x-rays and decided to study uranium and how exactly radiation works.

So when I did my physics studies in college we of course had some lessons on radiation…with accompanying lab work. We were literally handed a piece of radioactive material and, well I don’t really remember what we did with it, but we did have to follow a lot of safety rules. And as a kid, my school took a field trip to the Hanford Nuclear Plant, because you know, what better way to educate kids than exposing them to radiation. But again, we all wore those little exposure meters and we all had to follow some strict rules.

Not so much in Marie’s days. There were no safety regulations because no one understood the danger. This was a time when young woman painted uranium directly onto watch faces to make them glow in the dark. This was fine, delicate work and the ladies would lick, LICK the paintbrushes to bring them to narrow points to do the detail work. Needless to say, these ladies were not the healthiest lasses on the block.

This was also a time of quack cures and fun stuff that tried to used science as a marketing tool. People knew certain materials like thorium radiated energy. Who doesn’t want more energy, right? And if you could tout your product as bursting with energy, why not toss a little thorium in? So, the stuff was tossed into toothpaste, drinking vessels, and, um, laxatives for that little extra something.

Anyway, back to Marie. She’s handling uranium, polonium, and radium with no more concern than we would handle a jug of merlot. She’d even keep vials of the stuff in her pocket. Forget they were there and wander home with them. She even delighted in keeping the vials around the lab because in the dark, and I quote, “the glowing tubes looked like fairy lights.” Yeah, Fairy lights of death!

Marie’s haphazard ways with deadly substances weren’t in vain. She coined the term radioactivity and ushered in the era of particle physics. She also won a couple Nobel Prizes, one in Physics (with Pierre) and one in Chemistry. Too bad that the heavy exposure to her fairy lights left both her and Pierre to ill to attend the ceremony for the first Nobel she won. Irony?

Three years after missing the Nobel Prize ceremony Pierre died. Oddly enough, not of radiation sickness, but of being crushed under a horse-drawn cart. Which makes you wonder if the horse was being fed thorium laden oats to boost his energy.

Marie mourned Pierre, but she continued her work. She was living in a time when women were meant to stay home and raise the kids, and she was working in a field that was filled mainly with men. She did not have an easy time of things and was often shunned despite her being super smart (except about safety).

After a time, Marie started a relationship with a former student of Pierre’s. His name was Paul and he was married, but had been estranged from his wife long before hooking up with Marie. Nevertheless, Marie was labeled as a home wrecker. The tabloids were no different then than today and they had a field day denigrating Marie. Poor Marie wasn’t even home at the time. She’d gone off to a conference in Belgium. When she returned she had to fight her way through an angry mob.

Still, Marie wasn’t a woman to be held back by rumors. In that same year she won her second Nobel Prize becoming the first person ever to win two of the prestigious awards. Go Marie!

Surprisingly Marie lived to a fairly good age for the time of 67. Unlike Pierre, she did suffer the effects of radiation poisoning and had been plagued with chronic illness most of her adult life. Her passion for what she was studying would be the cause of her death.

Marie is recognized as one of the greatest scientists of her time and her notebooks contain a wealth of information and insight into her discoveries.

Unfortunately, as I said, they will kill you.

But the books can be seen. They’re kept in the Pierre and Marie Curie collection at the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris. To contain the radiation, the books live in lead-lined boxes. And no you can’t check them out even if your fines are paid up.

You can view them…provided you wear protective gear (a haz mat suit) and sign a liability waiver.

The crazy thing? This protocol hasn’t been in place all that long. The notebooks were actually used by the Institute of Nuclear Physics until 1978. When they started noticing an unusually high cancer rate amongst the scientists and the surrounding neighborhoods, the books, like many of us right now, were put in lockdown.

That’s it. I survived my first episode! If you enjoyed it, please leave a review or head to TheBookOwlPodcast.com to contact me and let me know what you think. And don’t forget to subscribe. You can find all the links you need at TheBookOwlPodcast.com/subscribe.

Now, a little about me. I am a book nerd. I love books so much that, after spending a decade as a scientist, I decided to write my own. I’ve published two historical fantasy series and I’m currently working on a humorous, paranormal, mystery (still trying to nail that down) trilogy. If you want to learn more, head to the About section of TheBookOwlPodcast.com. If you want to support the show, consider purchasing one of my books, which you can find at TheBookOwlPodcast.com/books.

Thanks everyone chat at you next time!

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Podcast: Dilettantes' Discussion
Episode: Nuclear Power and Renewable Energy
Pub date: 2020-07-07

Notes from Listening Post:

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This week, the Dilettantes discuss nuclear power after watching Chernobyl. We then get into a broader discussion about nuclear power and other renewable energy sources. Here are links to some of the articles and videos discussed:

https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hres109/BILLS-116hres109ih.pdf

https://www.energy.gov/ne/articles/infographic-how-much-power-does-nuclear-reactor-produce#:~:text=Nuclear%20energy%20has%20been%20powering,power%20per%20plant%20on%20average.

https://www.ipcc.ch/sr15/

https://www.dailyastorian.com/opinion/columns/pro-con-is-the-green-new-deal-worth-its-price-tag/article_81240c96-308d-11e9-9f15-436048b71817.html

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3075403

https://world101.cfr.org/global-era-issues/climate-change/paris-agreement

https://www.mcginley.co.uk/news/how-much-of-each-energy-source-does-it-take-to-power-your-home/bp254/#:~:text=There%20is%202%2C460%20kWh%20of,around%204%2C750%20pounds%20of%20coal.

https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=207&t=3

https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=97&t=3

https://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/thorium.aspx

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)

https://youtu.be/UAXdA9fXR80

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Podcast: Equinox (LS 32 · TOP 5% what is this?)
Episode: 19: Energy Rules of the Universe
Pub date: 2020-07-08

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Energy is a fundamental part of the universe, but how much do we actually understand it? Joe and Rob ask and answer lots of questions on this fascinating topic, ranging from nuclear power plants to photosynthesis.

Check out all the most recent Creation.com Article Podcast episodes about honeybees

How Much Energy Would You Need To Replicate Elsa's Powers In Frozen? (somebody did this, but using Nagasaki instead of Hiroshima equivalents)

Watts Bar nuclear power plant

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)

Californium

Thorium nuclear power?

E=mc2

First Law of Thermodynamics

Second Law of Thermodynamics

The Second Law is not just about energy

John B Goodenough

The lead-acid battery

Energy content of various fuels

Why we don’t power cars with wood

Cracking crude oil

Why not a hydrogen car? Forbes argues it is still a good idea.

Metal hydrides for hydrogen storage

The sun burns 600 million tons of hydrogen per second

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Podcast: BreakPoint (LS 39 · TOP 2% what is this?)
Episode: Fewer Humans Won’t Heal the Planet
Pub date: 2020-07-15

Notes from Listening Post:

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According to news reports, there’s at least on bright spot amidst all the COVID-19 bad news: the planet is beginning to heal itself. With those pesky and invasive humans stuck at home, animals are reclaiming wild spaces (and even city streets) and, of course, CO2 emissions are down. The underlying message of these news reports is: What the Earth needs to heal is fewer people.

The idea isn’t new. Since at least the 1970s, environmental activists have advocated for reducing the human “footprint,” which ultimately means reducing the number of humans.

For example, in his latest film “Planet of the Humans,” Michael Moore argues that green energy, such as solar, wind, and other renewables, will get us nowhere. Our only hope to combat climate change, he says, is limiting population growth. While many environmentalists will disagree about the potential of “green energy,” most agree that we need population control.

In fact, the idea is now so firmly planted in Western minds, it is, for many, impervious to facts and reason. When beliefs become pseudo-religious like this, we tend to ignore some facts and forget others.

Those who continue to bewail the human population ignore that, with the exception of sub-Saharan Africa, fertility rates have cratered in almost all of the world, leaving countries with a shortage of workers and an aging population. In fact, the median age of the population in North America has risen from 30 in 1955 to 39 today. In Japan, the median age has risen from 22 to 48 in just 15 years.!

And, we are quick to forget that some of the most horrific human rights abuses of the past fifty years were attempts to limit population growth. I’m not only talking about China’s infamous and horrific “one-child” policy. The war against fertility has been waged from Peru to India, and many places in between.

Still, the blindest blind spot driving the anti-human, anti-natalist worldview behind so much environmental alarm is something that has proven to be true over and over. Namely, the best tools humans possess to combat environmental challenges are human ingenuity and creativity. Put another way, it’s remarkably short-sighted to see humans as only problems to be solved. The human capacity to adapt, imagine, and innovate are the best solutions available.

Take for example Project Vesta, which is currently testing an ingenious way to remove CO2 from the atmosphere by taking a cheap volcanic mineral called olivine, grinding it up, and spreading it on sandy beaches. According to Project Vesta CEO Tom Green, the goal is to “speed up a natural process that normally takes place very slowly, over geological time.” When ocean waves and rain hit the ground up olivine, it “triggers a chemical reaction that pulls carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and into the water as a molecule called bicarbonate.” In turn, marine organisms use the bicarbonate to make sea shells and corals. Or as Green put it, Project Vesta’s vision “is to help reverse climate change by turning a trillion tons of carbon dioxide into rock.”

The very audacity and imagination of Project Vesta reminds me of how enhanced agricultural production spearheaded by Norman Borlaug and the Green Revolution made catastrophic predictions about overpopulation and food shortage look foolish. Or of India’s work developing safe nuclear reactors using thorium as fuel. There are simply so many instances like these that suggest people aren’t the problem. They are the solution.

Misanthropic worldviews obscure the obvious lessons of these stories, and instead advance the demonic idea that we must “cull the human herd” (a phrase that has made a comeback during the pandemic). There is, of course, no reason we should think that human ingenuity and adaptability has come to an end, in this day and age. Thus, there’s no reason to think that fewer people are the answer.

Of course, Christians should know this already, since we also know that every person is unique and valuable, created in the image of God. But, even a materialist, who thinks credit for our success as a species is due to natural selection, should be able to see our track record and conclude: humans are not the problem to be eliminated. They are the solution.

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Podcast: FUTURESPEAK (LS 31 · TOP 5% what is this?)
Episode: 4: The Cleanest Energy Source You've Never Heard Of
Pub date: 2017-12-21

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iPhone Takes Majority Camera Share on Flickr
- TechCrunch: iPhone models dominate Flickr's list of most popular cameras in 2017
Boeing vs. SpaceX: The New Space Race
- "Do it"
Model 3 Production Ramps Up
- Electrek: Tesla Model 3 production is increasing to 5,000 units per week, say suppliers
Tesla Semi Sees Large Pre-Orders
- LA Times: Can the Tesla Semi perform? UPS, PepsiCo and other truck fleet owners want to find out
The Boring Company Releases Its Proposed Map of LA Tunnels
- Quartz: Elon Musk just published a map of the new subway he wants to build for Los Angeles
Bonus Topic: The EV Tax Credit Is Safe!
- USA Today: Electric car buyers will still get incentives under tax bill
Thorium: The Cleanest Energy Source You've Never Heard Of
- Sources:
  - World Nuclear Association: Uranium and Depleted Uranium
  - The Guardian: How do you make a nuclear bomb?
  - Phys.org: How does a nuclear meltdown work?
  - Kurzgesagt: Nuclear Energy Explained: How does it work?
  - Building A Safer, Cleaner Nuclear Reactor
  - Wired: Molten Salt Reactors Could Soon Help Power Earth - And One Day Mars
  - Thorium Power Canada: Thorium vs. Uranium Fuels
  - Business Insider: A forgotten war technology could safely power Earth for millions of years
  - Kirk Sorensen at TED: Thorium, an alternative nuclear fuel
  - MIT Technology Review: Fail-Safe Nuclear Power
  - Forbes: The Thing About Thorium: Why The Better Nuclear Fuel May Not Get A Chance
  - Wired: Uranium Is So Last Century - Enter Thorium, The New Green Nuke

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Podcast: Unpopular Opinion
Episode: The world needs Nuclear Energy!
Pub date: 2019-12-30

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Nuclear energy is generally demonized in the India society. In this episode, we'll take an in-depth look at why nuclear energy might not be such a bad idea after all.

Inspired by pro nuclear activist, Michael Shellenberger. Links to his TED talks:

https://www.ted.com/talks/michael_shellenberger_why_i_changed_my_mind_about_nuclear_power?language=en

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-yALPEpV4w

More about the idea of using Thorium as a nuclear fuel:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1lIfFcxVuY

Explaining nuclear energy further:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcOFV4y5z8c

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEYbgyL5n1g

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVbLlnmxIbY

Explaining Nuclear waste management:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uU3kLBo_ruo

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Podcast: Power Hour with Alex Epstein (LS 50 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)
Episode: Kirk Sorensen on The Nuclear Opportunity
Pub date: 2015-09-15

Notes from Listening Post:

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On this week’s Power Hour I discuss the potential of nuclear power with thorium advocate and founder of Flibe Energy, Kirk Sorenson. Subscribe to Power Hour on iTunes

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Podcast: The RoC Show
Episode: Copenhagen Atomics with Thomas Pedersen
Pub date: 2020-03-24

Notes from Listening Post:

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We start off with an interview with Thomas Jam Pedersen, one of the founders of Copenhagen Atomics.

We have a talk about the possibility to revolutionize the future of energy by using Thorium.

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Podcast: Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC)
Episode: Thorium reactors: silver bullet or proliferation hazard?
Pub date: 2017-03-14

Notes from Listening Post:

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In this presentation, Stanton Nuclear Security Postdoctoral Fellow at CISAC Eva C. Uribe will discuss the proliferation risks of the thorium fuel cycle. The potential for generating large stockpiles of isotopically pure U-233 by conducting protactinium separations at the back end of the fuel cycle is examined as a new proliferation pathway that current IAEA safeguards may not be prepared to address.

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Podcast: The Citizens Report
Episode: 23 Nov. 2018 - The CEC Report - Don't steal deposits, amend the bail-in law / Thorium power solution
Pub date: 2018-11-25

Notes from Listening Post:

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Don't steal our deposits to prop up banks—amend the bail-in law!
The thorium nuclear solution to Australia's energy problems Presented by Robert Barwick and Jeremy Beck

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Podcast: Radioactive Substances by Marie Curie (1867 - 1934)
Episode: Chapter I: Radioactivity of Uranium and Thorium
Pub date: 2017-11-02

Notes from Listening Post:

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Podcast: Finance & Fury Podcast (LS 45 · TOP 1% what is this?)
Episode: The dark past of ‘environmentalism’ provides clues to the point of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals
Pub date: 2019-10-11

Notes from Listening Post:

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Welcome to Finance and Fury, The Furious Friday Edition.

The final episode in the mini-series for the SDGs - Covered a lot – today - Summary wrap up and piece together next step 1. One sentence – UN's Agenda 2030 wants us giving up sovereignty to a global unelected socialist government – 1. Went through the 3 Founders – Roosevelt praised fascism, thought it was the best kind of Gov and acted like it in USA, Stalin - loves him some communism and mass genocide, then Churchill – Not a fan of Indian’s ‘beastly people’ – 1943 Bengali Famine for 3m people starved to death thanks to his policies to take all the food out of the area 2. This sort of thing can’t happen today unless we want this – hard to hide true crimes like the past 1. The founders of the UN weren’t good leaders, they loved Authoritarian rule – 3. Why would anyone want to live under a Nazi, Communist or Fascist? What if it is done in the name of climate change? 1. That is the propaganda - SDG4 -method of building international socialism – the aim has always started by targeting the next generation - now with global-socialist propaganda 1. All of SDG4 is devoted to ensuring that all children, everywhere, are transformed into what the UN calls “agents of change,” – pushing what the UN wants – Agenda 2030 agreement states the aim is to do this - “Children and young women and men are critical agents of change and will find in the new Goals a platform to channel their infinite capacities for activism into the creation of a better world,” – all the protests been concocted up as part of Agenda 2030 – through the UN 4. 'Extinction Rebellion' protests – bringing cities to a standstill as protestors demand government officials take immediate action to combat climate change. 1. 60 major cities across the world through late October – two days in a row – clients/staff late from protests 2. These protestors have already taken over streets, blocked roadways, and disrupted public transportation in London, Sydney, Paris, and Berlin. 3. Their message is that climate change is an emergency that requires drastic and immediate action 1. Looking to force significant policy change is to shut down parts of major infrastructure, like roads, bridges, highways, rail, airports, and ports – basically acting like fascists or Stalin’s useful idiots 1. From what I see it is about crashing the global economy to install a new economic model - Modern Money Theory (MMT) 2. Agenda 2030 is a pretty clear roadmap to global socialism and corporatism/fascism – using activists as the new Brown shirts 5. And what's the reason behind climate change protestors shutting down cities and causing economic shocks across the world? 6. U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon spoke of ‘a dream of a world of peace and dignity for all’ this is no different than when the Communists promised the people a ‘worker’s paradise.’” – to give them mass starvation and Gulag prison camps 1. History is littered with examples - in a similar manner – Mussolini – Fascism: Doctrines and Institutions - 1923 2. “State intervention in economic production arises when private initiative is insufficient or when the interests of the state are involved. This intervention may take the form of control.” – Take control of the economy to serve the state, not the people 3. Speech in 1933 – “Fascism establishes the real equality of individuals before the nations. The object of the regime in the economic field is to ensure higher social justice for the whole of the Italian people. What does social justice mean? It means work guaranteed, fair wages, decent homes, it means the possibility of continuous evolution and improvement.” – almost impossible to tell the people history calls evil to the rulers of the UN today 7. Another example - Nazis – National Socialists – Hitler’s party mandate: 1. “We demand the nationalisation of all trusts and demand profit-sharing in large industries. The first duty of every citizen must be to work mentally or physically. No individual shall do any work that offends against the interest of the community to the benefit of all.” – UN has the circular economy to get to the same outcome – all what is in the state's interest 1. Governments deciding what to be produced/consumed, what the price is and who is employed never ended well – but yet people are keen to repeat? The similarities between what the UN wants and what the Nazi’s wanted keeps going on 2. Nazis - First political party in the world to pass laws protecting the environment in 1935 1. two years after the Nazis rose to power - passed a Reich law for the protection of the natural environment 2. scope was unprecedented at the time and while the stated goal was to protect and care for the environment – saving the planet not high on the list 3. Think about Wars and the CO2 emissions form bombs – Obama dropped 26k bombs in 2016 alone – lots of environmental destruction and waste emission there – but meets with Greta for a photo op 8. UN acts like fascists - That is why the 2030 Agenda is universal, applying to all countries and actors – 1. Un states: “requires all nations to take climate action, reduce unemployment, strengthen gender equality and promote peaceful societies, to name a few, if the world is to eradicate poverty and shift into a more sustainable development” – Follows similar fascist policies of enforcement and punishment rather than incentives like a free market - 1. Everything is an inversion – promote peaceful societies- carried out using violence/enforcement – make a tweet or FB post gets you arrested in the UK if it is offensive – Words have been equated to violence – so to keep a peaceful society nobody can do anything – let alone speak their mind – 2. Irony here is that offence is taken, not given – but this is ignored to protect the faux offended – moral outrage parade 1. Two-fold – Economics side of thing, and population control measure – 2. Population is key for CO2 emissions - industrialising countries creates more CO2, create more people as well = more CO2 3. Agenda 2030 at the core – to reduce individuals’ ability to create families and prosper – through economic and environmental control 9. What is a clue that the UN doesn’t want to solve climate change and instead grab control over your lives? 10. The fact they wish to send billions off our shores to develop other countries – but in reality – goes to Green Climate fund which sends it off to HSBC and other banks to do who knows what with it – but if they actually develop these countries then more C02 will occur – but I think it will just be more lost money 1. Truth - Most developed or rich nations have higher emissions – so by making us poor through extraction and laws that the developing nations don’t have to follow - then lowers our consumptions and life quality 11. Another clue is the immigration - wanting to increase immigration through the Global Migration Compact – NGOs 1. Also - Increase in labour does drop wages – and wages aren’t representing in the economy – transfer out is same as selling local currency – flooding and devaluing over time – equality – use the strong for the benefit of the weak, so everyone becomes the sum of all averages. 12. All inversions - Another core feature of the SDGs is their focus on means of implementation, or the mobilization of financial resources, along with capacity building and technology. Mobilisation – Stalin was great at that 1. SDG10 - which calls on the UN, national governments, and every person on Earth to “reduce inequality within and among countries.” 1. agreement continues, will “only be possible if wealth is shared and income inequality is addressed.” 2. Needs to be international socialism/communism – agreement states: national socialism to “combat inequality” domestically is not enough — international socialism is needed to battle inequality even “among” countries. 1. “By 2030, ensure that all men and women, in particular the poor and the vulnerable, have equal rights to economic resources,” 3. Wealth redistribution alone, however, will not be enough. Governments must also seize control of the means of production — either directly or through fascist-style mandates – Like Stalin, Hitler, Mussolini, pick any dictator 4. Agenda 2030 - “We commit to making fundamental changes in the way that our societies produce and consume goods and services,” and “governments, international organizations, the business sector and other non-state actors and individuals must contribute to changing unsustainable consumption and production patterns … to move towards more sustainable patterns of consumption and production.” 13. Agenda 2030 document is claiming that today’s “consumption and production” patterns are unsustainable, so we’ll need to get by with less. How much less? 1. 1992 Earth Summit - Maurice Strong – Oil Billionaire founder of UNEP - “It is clear that current lifestyles and consumption patterns of the affluent middle-class … involving high meat intake, consumption of large amounts of frozen and ‘convenience’ foods, ownership of motor vehicles, numerous electrical appliances, home and workplace air-conditioning ... expensive suburban housing … are not sustainable.” – Sustainable development goals aim to remove these things for sustainability = lower quality of life 2. In truth, such “lifestyles and consumption patterns” aresustainable, so long as the freedom that makes prosperity possible is not destroyed in the name of achieving “sustainability.” 1. The UN and the environmental lobby claim that we must get by with less because there are now too many people on the planet consuming too many resources. But this rationale for accepting UN-imposed scarcity is patently false 2. Read just a bit of history and see this has been the same message for 200 years - All had same message back in the 1920s- running out of food when we hit 3bn people – the planet would be destroyed by the 70s, and so on 3. What solved it? Free markets – but if markets aren’t allowed to solve problems as they are closed from UN polices – these predictions may come true – so the only solution is less people

Which is what this all boiled down to - populations level controls 14. Little unknown fact – the root of climate organisation was from individuals involved with eugenicists – mission success – population reduction is turning into the answer – not the first time it has happened – 15. A history lesson time – 1. British PM Margaret Thatcher - the first world leader to voice alarm over global warming in 1988 2. the same year, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) established the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) – mandate to only look for human-induced climate change 3. launch of the IPCC was not driven by science, but by eugenics - the “race science” made infamous by Adolf Hitler 4. Thatcher got her marching orders from Sir Crispin Tickell - cousin Sir Julian Huxley the President of the British Eugenics Society in 1959-62 – Brother Aldus wrote Brave New World – design for the UNs ideals of how to run society in class 1. Eugenics society Renamed the Galton Institute in 1989 – after Francis Galton who founded eugenics - had to rebrand after a few decades of bad press – Hitler, 60k forced sterilisations in California, 2. New solution - beyond direct - how else could you have control over populations – control the environment they live 5. Ideal or bad climates/environments can increase or decrease population size of animals in zoos – are we different? 6. Decrease fertility rates and population goes down, reduce access to water or food, or to change their environment to adapt 16. Sir Julian Huxley co-founded the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) with Prince Philip and former Nazi SS officer Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands - Tickell and cousin Huxley are both direct descendants of Thomas Henry Huxley, a.k.a. “Darwin’s Bulldog” for his aggressive advocacy of Charles Darwin – Galton’s half cousin – 1. No wonder Nazi’s loved Galton - he proclaimed that “Jews are parasites”, that “the worth of an individual should be calculated at birth, by his class”, and that the “unfit” should simply be eliminated; 2. he was knighted by King Edward VII in 1909 for founding eugenics as a new ruling British imperial doctrine 17. No surprise that Queen Elizabeth II’s father King George VI and his wife supported Hitler right up until WWII. 1. support is evident in a 1933 film in which the seven-year-old current Queen is giving the “Heil Hitler” salute along with her uncle the Prince of Wales, the future King Edward VIII 18. WWF founder Prince Philip has well-documented Nazi connections - his sister Sophie married a colonel in the SS on Himmler’s personal staff 1. Prince Philip has infamously desired to “return as a deadly virus, in order to contribute something to solve overpopulation”. 19. The UNEP was founded by oil and mineral businessman Maurice Strong in 1972 - An ardent population control advocate 1. member of the Club of Rome – same place UN getting its recommendations till this day – back in the 70’s and 80s when this was starting - a haven for eugenicists - Garrett Hardin who has argued for brutal population control policies, such as denying medical and nutritional assistance that would condemn millions to die of starvation and disease 20. From the horses mouth - 1989 Thatcher’s speech to the UN General Assembly - “Put in its bluntest form: the main threat to our environment is more and more people, and their activities…. Mr President, the environmental challenge which confronts the whole world demands an equivalent response from the whole world. Every country will be affected and no one can opt out.” - Eugenics and population control is the barely-hidden agenda as part of the UN – google it though and ‘conspiracy’ 1. Go further and learn about Margaret sanger – planned parenthood founder – big fan of eugenics – read some letters 21. Think about the SDGs gone through so far – the only way to get environmental damage down to nothing is if humans don’t exist – Under current technology – not possible to go 100% renewables like solar, wind - Possible to go nuclear or thorium

Nature of the UN is totally undemocratic and it relies on our passive, ill-informed acceptance of ‘authorities’ – what the founders wanted 22. As this plan is covertly implemented by Governments on the behest of the UN - none of us had been informed about it or have voted for it in any way; it basically leads to the loss of personal freedom and sovereignty worldwide. 1. Which is why I wanted to do this series – provide some clarity to the issue – that the people striking and disrupting are useful idiots - don’t be afraid – just say no to being forced into this 23. As a country, shouldn’t we get a say on what laws should be adopted? Especially when it comes from other unelected international individuals who have been linked to ‘racial cleansing’? 1. Doesn’t it disqualify you to be a politician if you have duel citizenship? Cause you may act in the interest of the other country – how is that different from acting on behalf a foreign Governments? 24. The aim of being sustainable is to collapse the economy – usher in UBI and other forms of population control 1. Control the environment – control the finances (incomes with UBI), control the lifestyles, control the living situations 25. In the end – don’t fall for the UN’s promises of absolution of guilt and solving the climate changing 1. When they can change the Spring turning to summer, I may listen – but to give over everything to a group individuals who meet in secret, all have 4 houses, take private jets everywhere and tell us we are the problem - no thank you

To close – If you are worried about the climate changing due to human activity – then do what you can control – change your behaviours – but don’t ask for global socialism and repeating the horrors of history – but on a global scale –

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Podcast: Finance & Fury Podcast (LS 45 · TOP 1% what is this?)
Episode: Global Infrastructure plans in the name of climate change - Why then are the recommendations focused on changing Government accounting practices and risk-measures, along with opening the floodgates for redistribution spending?
Pub date: 2019-09-13

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Thorium

Welcome to Finance and Fury, The Furious Friday Edition

Today – SDG9 - How infrastructure spending helps an economy -

Anyone who knows basic economic and GDP has learnt that Infrastructure spending leads to GDP growth – so the theory says – Very hard to measure benefits/gains – Direct through spending in GDP equation – flow on effects

Go through Economic theory backing this – stimulus spending for GDP growth – First – estimates Research provided from McKinsey and UN – MK established the Global Infrastructure Initiative (GII) in 2012

MK Two reports – 2015 to 2016 – World spent $9.5trn (14% GDP) $9.6trn follow year
1. Transport, power, water, telcom – $2.5trn, Social infrastructure, oil and gas, mining – $2.4trn, Real estate - $4.65trn
Spending trajectory points to a shortfall of about $350 billion a year to what we are told we need –
1. but triples when including funds needed to meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals
2. Report states – meeting is critical for the future of undersupplied regions such as Africa – remember Africa
3. Emerging economies account for some 60% of that need
Projects – no idea – broken into categories – power, water, etc – but on what, who knows – Have programs going – but go to each and it is just another rabbit hole trying to find each individual thing
This ep - Focus of policy and recommendations to provide grease to the wheels of bureaucracy:
1. Helping Financial System out through Governments
2. Talk about the theory as justification and also the

Governments hand in this - Regulations/Legislation - Basel III, Solvency II, pension fund allocation rules

Basel III and Solvency II mandate classifying infrastructure as high-risk capital allocations
1. Also - pension funds have allocation rules that specifically limit their exposure to asset classes and countries
2. Recognizing infrastructure as an asset class with a lower risk profile – Infrastructure can be low or high risk
  1. Low upon completion and proof of profitability – In developing – high risk – many infrastructure projects don’t meet forecasts – known as ‘white elephants’
To avoid low return investments – governments need more oversight and analysis before a decision in made –
1. More regulations for infrastructure works –
  1. Question: If there was a special equation to perfectly predict profitability – Gov wouldn’t be ones who have it
  2. Sadly – no tool exists – only outcome from involvement in assessment is higher costs and more delays due to layers of legislation and checklists before approval

Governments will also take an active role beyond changing the laws – Want to make money back off it 3. Road pricing and other fees 1. toll roads, bridges, and tunnels are increasingly common around the world. 2. Taxes and fees - Cities including London have introduced congestion pricing on urban roads. 4. Property value capture - Governments acquire land around an infrastructure project - profit once the project is completed through lease or sale - using the resulting funds for new infrastructure investment - Spain added this to its constitution. 1. Other methods – more traditional – increase general or specific property taxes and fees from owners/developers 5. Changes in public accounting and budgeting frameworks 1. Treating infrastructure as an asset on a public balance sheet and depreciating it over time rather than adding the entire cost of a project to the fiscal deficit up front 1. mirrors corporate accounting practice - helpful to Gov – gets around limits on deficits and debt. 2. Example – 3y $6bn project is being constructed and will take 6 years – one payment upfront now and one in 3 years 1. Current – Adds $6bn onto deficit now - although the government is actually paying money only in years one and three, it books spending of $2 billion in each of the three years. However, the roads will be operational for the next 20 years. It would make just as much sense for the government to book an expense of $300 million every year for 20 years as the public asset is consumed. 2. But many public assets, unlike private assets, do not have corresponding revenue streams attached to them – no accountability – as a new office block will have a life of who knows – 40, 50 y – hides real spending onto future books 3. Socioeconomic rates of return on public investment is meant to exceed the government’s cost of capital—and substantially increase the future tax base in a way that makes the project self-funding over the long run 1. important caveat is that this accounting approach could undermine the productivity of public investment 2. Report notes - risk that government leaders, freed from the responsibility of having projects appear in their fiscal expenses during their tenure, might decide to spend ineffectually – 1. Very politically useful in the short term – spend away on your voting demographic — boosting particular constituencies such as construction workers and the unemployed—costs passed to future generations. 2. Why they want to introduce a powerful oversight body – 4. Issue is that a Government doesn’t run itself like a company – if it did – transparency and getting willing transfer of cash rather than by force- fine – but if they keep GDP measurements the same – instant bonus compared to depreciation costs 1. A great deal of infrastructure development fails at the outset – Corporate accepts risks – Gov just take and don’t let you know 1. Report states – Many issues - Land rights may need to be obtained from many owners, political support and funding may need to be secured from multiple jurisdictions, or business models may depend on a large number of co-investors for ancillary revenue generation

What will it cost? – Just on economic – Transport, power, water, telco – the $2.5trn current spent criteria

Will require $3.3 trillion annually through 2030 without SDG – but with well over $4 to $5trn

Where will the money come from? 1. Financial System – Hard to attract investors – barriers and lack of interest from most investors 1. Recs to help - governments need to develop their project pipelines, remove regulatory and structural barriers, and build stronger markets for infrastructure spending 2. Public-private partnerships have assumed a greater role in infrastructure, although there is continued controversy about whether they deliver higher efficiency and lower costs. 3. Govs have eyes on financial system Funding - number of sources – combined have $120trn under management by institutional investors 1. Banks and insurance – $66trn, Investment companies, private equity Special development banks – $40trn 2. Super funds and pensions - $11trn 1. Early 2019 – World Pensions council – had meetings with G20 – 2. executives and board members confirmed they were in the process of adopting or developing SDG-informed investment processes, with more ambitious investment governance requirements – notably when it comes to Climate Action, Gender Equity and Social Fairness – okay? 3. Capital stewardshipis expected to play a crucial part in the progressive advancement of the SDG agenda: 1. "pension fundtrustees have started to exercise more forcefully their governance prerogatives across the boardrooms, coming together through the establishment of engaged pressure groups [...] to shift the [whole economic] system towards sustainable investment" - by using the SDG framework across all asset classes 4. In the end – mostly comes from us – ep last week – robin hood 1. Private and institutional investors (mostly your money) – have $120trn under management 1. 60% or $73trn from America and EU – want to get down to 50% and use other nations 2. 87% of funds in High income countries – demand in middle to low income countries 3. Mostly come from us – Similar to last week with Comparative advantage 2. Policy aims to match these investors with projects – but requires solid cross border investment principles

Financial - Standardization of terms and risk categories, risk-return reviews, development of indexes 1. Project pooling. Another way to reduce transaction costs for investors is by pooling projects, including the development of respective funds, indexes, and securitization vehicles. 2. Development of securities exchanges. Governments can significantly increase private investment in infrastructure assets by adding liquidity to securities exchanges. 1. Gov issue equity and debt on government-owned infrastructure projects and infrastructure operators to encourage private investment. Governments should play the role of market maker and encourage multilateral development banks to sell their investments as individual or bundled assets to increase liquidity. 3. Development banks – special financial pools to accept funding and lend out money for project financing 1. Aus – Quote “The Asian Development Bank has signalled it will inject more cash into high-quality projects aimed at dealing with climate change and tourism and less on infrastructure "white elephants" as it battles pressure to counter the growing influence of China across the Pacific” 2. China - Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank – US major supporter – last year $22 billion worth of loans and grants to projects across the region, with another $14 billion leveraged from the private sector 1. Pushing framework for us to join - allow “Australia to lead the region in mobilising the trillions of dollars required to respond to specific strategic challenges that threaten to push vast numbers of people back into poverty, such as climate adaptation across the Asia Pacific”, Flow - estimated (in 2017) at up to $429 billion annually needed by 2050. 2. Approach to climate finance is in keeping with the Australian Government’s 2017 Foreign Policy White Paper, which has named climate diplomacy as an essential strand - Recommendation - allow Australia to leverage investment from multiple sources to achieve the SDGs – mostly pooling funds from super accounts and investment funds

Will it help? – Estimates – more spending could add about 0.6% to global GDP. 3. infrastructure construction immediately creates jobs – Report estimate - one percentage point of GDP could generate an additional 3.4m potential jobs in India, 1.5m in the United States, 1.3m in Brazil, and 700,000 in Indonesia 4. Forget that spending has to come from somewhere – expense of future growth in economy – stimulate now for the comedown later – 1. In Australia – we are a large country – infrastructure lacking – why city planners like concentrations/urbanisation 1. Create further urbanisation – cities grow while rural shrink (% of population) – 2. Other side of Growth – Governmental policy 1. population growth from immigration 2. Also helping to fuel growth through marginal increases in consumption 5. UNs publications talk about how manufacturing and industrialisation increases incomes, stimulates growth through increased production and consumption – greater supply, cheaper goods, more people spend – true – But only evidence of this working long term is with free market deciding – Every example of Gov trying mass reindustrialisation’s in 20th century didn’t end so well – Governments were responsible for the deaths of 250m in that time period through ‘miss management’ – Uni of Hawaii – not including wars – 1. Don’t have a lot of faith in Gov ability to match plans – Especially if accounting methods change - 2. Beyond this - Issue with current state of financial system – too much debt already – stimulus – like stimulant -less effective the more that it is used – Gives gov less bang for buck 3. Obama’s economic experiment of Keynesian economics on steroids was a failure - stimulus plan, bailouts, ObamaCare, tax hikes, minimum-wage hikes and regulations – doubled national debt in eight years 1. In 2015, the Joint Economic Committee of Congress found that compared to the eight previous post-recession events, “the Obama recovery was the weakest on record.” 4. Why? Too much debt already – doesn’t continue to grow through stimulus once debts hit thresholds 1. World indebted – then lower than forecasts growth very likely 2. Been trying to get out of debt – govs have a lot 1. Helping out developing nations is a noble thing to do – but access to infrastructure will increase CO2 emissions – even renewables – developing the 3rd worlds has opposite outcomes to CO2 reductions – consumption etc leads to more – especially in process – no way to get energy needed clean under current tech 2. Also – Aus - we have one of highest emissions PP in world in Aus – Due to our lifestyles – cars, large houses, lighting and inability to adopt nuclear or thorium power– also export a lot of our LNG – 1. rely on coal or renewables – which are costly to run compared to coal measured in Kw/pHr 2. So if they really wanted to lower our emissions in the name of climate as one of the biggest culprits – 3. Spend $30bn and put in 4 nuc plants to power the nation – 6. Solution has been to get inflation out of the money flow increase - IMF needs spending though and not happening - needs inflation back – mass infrastructure spending is the next ditch effort to restart the economy – climate change is the reason to have people want it 7. In short – don’t expect to see a lot of thing money being spent to boost our struggling economy – 1. Hard enough to get a Coal mine in QLD, let alone a dam or large scale infrastructure (E/W tunnel) 2. Wont see our CO2 go down from the infrasturcutre spend – as it is in the name of climate but done for growth

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Resources to check out:

https://www.mckinsey.com/~/media/McKinsey/Industries/Capital%20Projects%20and%20Infrastructure/Our%20Insights/Bridging%20global%20infrastructure%20gaps/Bridging-Global-Infrastructure-Gaps-Full-report-June-2016.ashx

https://www.mckinsey.com/~/media/mckinsey/industries/capital%20projects%20and%20infrastructure/our%20insights/improving%20the%20delivery%20of%20road%20infrastructure%20across%20the%20world/a-better-road-to-the-future-web-final.ashx

https://www.mckinsey.com/~/media/mckinsey/industries/capital%20projects%20and%20infrastructure/our%20insights/bridging%20infrastructure%20gaps%20has%20the%20world%20made%20progress/bridging%20infrastructure%20gaps%20how%20has%20the%20world%20made%20progress%20v2/mgi-bridging-infrastructure-gaps-discussion-paper.ashx

https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/content/documents/2537IDR2018_FULL_REPORT_1.pdf

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Podcast: Scott Adams Says
Episode: Episode 577 Scott Adams: Thorium Reactors Saving the World, Border Funding, Healthcare Transparency, Iran
Pub date: 2019-06-25

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Podcast: MLGA Network (LS 26 · TOP 10% what is this?)
Episode: Ep. 1486 Want Abundant, Clean Energy? We Need Thorium, Not Wind or Solar
Pub date: 2019-09-06

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By popular demand, Kirk Sorensen joins me to discuss the energy potential of thorium, which can be tapped safely in overwhelming abundance and which solves every problem that troubles environmentalists. Sponsor: Away - https://awaytravel.com/woods Show no

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Podcast: Pod of Wonder (LS 25 · TOP 10% what is this?)
Episode: 3 - There's Thorium In Them Thar Hills
Pub date: 2019-03-06

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Podcast: ANC Report
Episode: The myths of Renewables, Might of Thorium with Karl Denninger
Pub date: 2020-05-02

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Podcast: Wade Rathke:
Episode: Thorium Reactors and Climate Change
Pub date: 2020-03-07

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New Orleans I’m trying to keep an open mind, OK? I know we’re all supposed to hate nuclear energy and be scared of total disasters, right? There’s Three-Mile Island in Pennsylvania. I’ve read the books and seen the series on HBO about Chernobyl. I’ve personally visited Japan to see Fukushima and the area evacuated. I’m skeptical, as most of us have become, but I’ve had to take a second look.

First, a friend sent me a book, A Bright Future: How Some Countries Have Solved Climate Change and the Rest Can Follow by Joshua S. Goldstein and Staffan A. Qvist. They were a little too cute and gung-ho for my taste, but their argument, presented exhaustively, was that if we really wanted to get serious about climate change, we had to reconsider nuclear energy. There is little argument that it is cleaner, but they argue that it is also safer. Despite the concerns triggered by these earlier accidents and near disasters, they argued that there was little loss of life and compared to the impact of coal-fired plants, it was infinitesimally small.

They mentioned a technology that was tried years ago in Oak Ridge involving thorium, rather than uranium, that was rejected then, but might even be superior to what we were doing now. I ended up talked to the acting CEO of ThorCon on Wade’s World named Lars Jorgenson, who made a similar case from several other angles.

Thorium is found in abundance in Australia, the United States, and Canada, but also in India, Venezuela and other countries. It produces less radiation than uranium, and because of the process of producing energy the cooling mechanism is radically different using a salt solution that means leaks are basically water and the storage of any spent fuels is much simpler and easier than the endless process for used rods.

ThorCon is one of about fifty companies according to Jorgenson that are trying to bring thorium powered nuclear plants to market. ThorCon’s pitch is directed at developing countries based on their rising energy demands and their slimmer budgets. The company relies on a design that can be fabricated at a shipyard in South Korea for about $100 million and then shipped and installed for another $100 million or so. It’s not a small operation, but compared to our experience with the giant cooling towers in current nuclear power plants, it has a smaller footprint in addition to a smaller price tag. ThorCon seems close to convincing the government in Indonesia to allow it to build a plant, and India seems like a huge prize.

Does this make sense? Don’t take my word, I’m no expert here, but given where we are on global warming, it’s hard to write off all of these arguments without giving it another try.

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Podcast: Going Fission
Episode: Episode 6 - Amelia Tiemann
Pub date: 2018-11-12

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Going Fission Speaks to Amelia Tiemann. Amelia is a student, studying a Bachelor of Arts with a focus on Environmental and Urban and Studies, and is keenly interested in how Nuclear technology can play a role. She is enrolled at Bard College in New York, but has been studying abroad at University of Melbourne. Additionally, Amelia contributes to the 4th Generation Blog at; www.4thgeneration.energy

Amelia's Twitter handle is @TiemannAmelia.

Eric Meyer's Clean Power Forever music video: https://youtu.be/cdfgF0YPLFQ

Generation Atomic: https://www.generationatomic.org/

MIT Whitepaper; https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/australianconservatives/pages/5055/attachments/original/1541127755/Nuclear_in_South_Australia_%28JB-NS-LR%29_%2811-1-18%29.pdf?1541127755

Yellowcake Whitewash (Paywalled): https://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=423406822505944;res=IELAPA;type=pdf

The 'Voters Message to the Minister' soundbite is available at the following link. There is a list of current State and Federal energy and environment ministers in the soundbites description, though you are welcome to forward it to any contesting minister: https://soundcloud.com/user-214473340/a-voters-message-to-the-minister

Going Fission's Twitter handle is @fissiongoing.

Timestamps

0:00 - Intro Theme.

1:00 - Introduction.

1:23 - Why study in Australia?

3:05 - Where Amelia comes from.

4:12 - Amelia's Bachelor Degree.

11:17 - Reconciling Environmental Conservation with Nuclear Energy.

12:55 - A resource like anything else...

13:41 - Amelia's road to nuclear.

16:07 - Pushback...

17:10- Involvement with Generation Atomic.

20:26- A Trip to Ohio.

22:12 - The Risk to Ohio Nuclear Power Plants.

24:25 - Possibilities...

26.07- The Thorium Energy Alliance.

27:50 - A discussion of USA and Australian Energy Landsapes.

30:28 - Separate Grids.

31:20 - Electricity in Mining Towns.

34:26 - Acceptance of Nuclear in US Politics.

36:50 - Nuclear in Australian Politics.

38:40 - Atomic Potatoes...

40:28 - Venting Frustrations...

46:00 - Discussion of Native Title.

49:12 - Emotional Baggage...

50.55 - Managing Waste.

52.45 - Amelia's Plans after Graduation.

54:00 - 4th Generation Blog.

55:32 - Farewell.

55:28 - Additional Information.

56:28- Outro Theme

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Podcast: Finance & Fury Podcast (LS 45 · TOP 1% what is this?)
Episode: What will the Paris Climate Change Agreement do?
Pub date: 2019-04-03

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Welcome to Finance and Fury the Say What Wednesday edition.

Today we are continuing on from last week’s episode about climate change, so if you haven’t heard it, check out last week’s episode here.

Today I will run through the Paris Climate Agreement, and their proposed solutions.

How is policy made? * What are second-order effects? * An example is capping electricity prices – what’s the first consequence? The second? The third? * It sounds a bit far-fetched, but it happens a lot when prices are capped * The outcome was the opposite of the original intended policy * This is what is dangerous about government policy – check out the episode on positive rights here

Making changes in a complex system: * What you get may be the opposite of what you want * What are the aims of the UNFCCC Paris Climate change agreement? * Reducing the increase in temperature * Link to the UNFCCC Paris Climate Change agreement * Lots of bazaar language * What is a climate fund? * What is the financial target? * What is the Green Climate Fund? * What are the accredited entities? * This sounds innocent, but what is it really doing? * Who are in the committees?

What is it at the core? * How will countries manage their CO2 reduction? * What are the solutions for developing nations?

There are so many first-order consequences

Finance transfers – might lead to more CO2
France is the model country – one of the few developed countries with reliance on renewable energy
Why is their electricity price so expensive?
Why is there so much civil dispute in France?
How are countries going to afford the Paris Climate Agreement?
What is greenwashing? What happens with this?

Australian Emission reduction target * 50% reduction per person * This target doesn’t penalise heavy polluters * What is the impact on the average Australian worker? * Solutions shouldn’t be to put a financial strain on the population * How can thorium reactor technology help? * What is cleaner than nuclear power? * How does it compare to solar panels? * We need more power capacity

Thanks for listening. If you want to get in contact you can do so here.

Resources:

Climate accord - https://unfccc.int/files/meetings/paris_nov_2015/application/pdf/paris_agreement_english_.pdf

Workbooks - https://financeandfury.com.au/resources/

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Podcast: The World Transformed (LS 34 · TOP 5% what is this?)
Episode: Peak Electricity: The Future of Power
Pub date: 2017-10-09

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Futurist Thomas Frey joins Stephen Gordon in a discussion of issues related to the future of power. We seem to consuming less electricity than we were before. Will the trend hold up?

And where will the next breakthroughs come from? Thorium nuclear reactors? Solar power from space?

Discussion Topics come from Thomas Frey's Peak electricity and 17 seismic forces of change that will make you want to shift careers

The Electricity Plateau

Past the Peak and Falling

The Economy Decouples from Electricity

Who’s Using the Juice

Overtaking Lane

More Bang for Your Buck

Seismic wildcards that will impact the future of electricity

Power Generation

Power Distribution

Electric Storage

Changes in Demand

WT 355-664

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Podcast: History of the Earth (LS 43 · TOP 1.5% what is this?)
Episode: Episode 397 Carbonatites
Pub date: 2018-04-30

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Carbonatites are strange igneous rocks made up mostly of carbonates – common minerals like calcite, calcium carbonate. Igneous rocks that solidify from molten magma usually are high-temperature rocks containing lots of silicon which results in lots of quartz, feldspars, micas, and ferro-magnesian minerals in rocks like granite and basalt. Carbonatites crystallize from essentially molten calcite, and that’s really unusual.

Most carbonatites are intrusive, meaning they solidified within the earth, and it wasn’t until 1960 that the first carbonatite volcano erupted in historic times, proving that they form from cooling magma. The eruption at Ol Doinyo Lengai in Tanzania occurred on a branch of the East African Rift System, and most carbonatites are associated with these breaks in continental crust where eventually a new ocean may form.

| | | Mt Lengai, Tanzania, photo by Clem23 (Creative Commons License - source) |

Eruptions at Lengai, whose name means “mountain of god” in the Maasai language, are the lowest-temperature magmas known because calcite melts at a much lower temperature than silica-rich compounds, around 510 degrees C versus 1000 degrees or more for most magmas. It isn’t even red-hot like most lava flows.

A simple and early interpretation of carbonatites was that they represented melting of limestone, but geochemical data indicate that they really do come from primary igneous material that probably originated in the mantle. Exactly how they form is debated, in part because they are so rare, but one idea is that they result from special cases of differentiation within more common magmas, or maybe an example of certain chemicals – the carbonates – separating out in an unusual way.

Another unusual aspect of carbonatites is the minerals associated with the dominant calcite. It’s common to get rare-earth compounds, tantalum, thorium, titanium, and many other minerals that are unusual in high concentrations in other settings. The Mountain Pass rare-earth deposit in California, once the largest producer of rare earths in the world, is in a Precambrian carbonatite. Rare earths are used in lots of modern technologies, including turbines for wind energy, batteries in electric car motors, cell phones, solar cells, and eyeglasses.

Rare earths are also produced from the Mt. Weld carbonatite in Western Australia, but it’s more famous for its tantalum, an element that’s vital in capacitors for cell phones, video games, and computers. Australia has by far the greatest reserves of tantalum, but mining didn’t begin until 2011 and production is just now ramping up. The United States, which is 100% dependent on imports for tantalum, imports most of it from Brazil, Rwanda, China, and Kazakhstan.

Magnetite is a common associated mineral in carbonatites, and at Magnet Cove, Arkansas, there’s enough to give the name to the place. It’s also rich in titanium, often in the form of the mineral rutile, titanium dioxide. When I was there on a geology field trip in 1969, I remember walking into the Kimzey Calcite Quarry. It was like walking into a giant calcite crystal, with gigantic cleavage faces the size of a person or bigger. We collected lots of cool rutile and pyrite crystals.

More common economic minerals can be associated with carbonatites as well. At one in South Africa the main products are copper and vermiculite.

While I said earlier that carbonatites are really rare, there are still a few dozen known. It’s possible that their rarity is a reflection of the fact that calcite is much more easily eroded and dissolved than the typical basaltic rocks that derive from most volcanoes, so they may simply be poorly preserved.

—Richard I. Gibson

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Podcast: Nights
Episode: Element of the Week
Pub date: 2019-11-22

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To mark 2019 as the year of the Periodic Table, RNZ Nights has teamed up with the MacDiarmid Institute to bring you Element of The Week. Tonight, Nadine van der Heijden, MacDiarmid Institute Postdoctoral Research Fellow introduces us to the element Thorium and the reason for tonight's sonic tonic dedicated to Thunder.

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Podcast: The Space Show (LS 42 · TOP 1.5% what is this?)
Episode: Dr. Robert Hargraves, Friday, 11-17-17
Pub date: 2017-11-18

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We welcomed Dr. Robert Hargraves to the program to talk about thorium for use in nuclear power plus spacecraft propulsion. Dr. Hargraves also talked about radiation issues and said some potentially controversial things regarding radiation exposure and risks for humans. Read the full summary of this program for this date and www.thespaceshow.com for Friday, Nov. 17, 2017.

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Podcast: The Fusion Podcast -
Episode: Fusion Podcast - Robert Steinhaus interview
Pub date: 2018-05-24

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In 2008, Robert Steinhaus retired after 34 years working in nuclear research at the Lawrence Livermore National Labs. During his career, he worked on the U.S. nuclear weapons program and on magnetic mirrors. Mr. Steinhaus has been advocating for fusion and fission concepts for several years, as part of the Thorium Energy Alliance and The Fusion Energy League. In our interview we talk about his LLNL career and the links between fusion research and its connections to U.S. leadership in nuclear research.

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Podcast: Goldstein on Gelt (LS 35 · TOP 3% what is this?)
Episode: Are Natural Energy Sources The Way Forward?
Pub date: 2016-12-22

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Kurt Cobb, author, journalist, and expert on energy and the environment, returns to Goldstein on Gelt to discuss the energy crisis. Are natural sources of energy, such as thorium and molten salt, effective alternatives to oil?

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Podcast: The Fusion Podcast -
Episode: Fusion Podcast - Dr. Thomas Dolan interview
Pub date: 2018-05-21

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Professor Thomas J. Dolan is author of “Fusion Research” (1982) and editor of “Magnetic Fusion Technology” (Springer, 2013). He served as head of the United Nations' International Atomic Energy Agency, Physics Section. Dr. Dolan has worked at universities (Missouri, Illinois); national labs (LLNL, LANL, ORNL, INL); in industry (Phillips Petroleum); and in Canada, Taiwan, Russia, Austria, China, Japan, India, and Korea. His new book is “Molten Salt Reactors and Thorium Energy” (Elsevier Press, 2017). In our interview, we talk about the history of fusion research in America.

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Podcast: The Atomic Show (LS 33 · TOP 5% what is this?)
Episode: Atomic Show #264 – Building momentum in advanced nuclear energy
Pub date: 2019-01-28

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It's not glaringly obvious, but preparatory steps enabling a take off for advanced nuclear power systems are making measurable progress.

Enabling legislative acts have been passed by both the Senate and House and signed by the President, turning them into laws requiring actions.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is back to full strength and under a skilled, experienced chair.

Two of the Commissioners have both education and work experience as nuclear power engineers. A majority of the Commission has indicated that they have a better understanding of their legislated responsibility to take actions that provide "reasonable assurance of adequate protection."

Nuclear energy has been garnering bipartisan support in Congress as one of the few topics that can attract support from a variety of often contentious groups and individuals.

People who care deeply about clean air and water like the fact that nuclear energy can run inside sealed buildings and produces no air or water pollution.

People who care about the future for all of the world's children like developing a powerful technology that has three useful superfuels – uranium, thorium and plutonium. Taken together, those fuels provide an inexhaustible resource.

People who want the US to have "energy dominance" recognize that we will have more fuel to export if we consume less of it at home. Some even recognize that we can build powerful, friendly global relationships by engaging in cooperative efforts to empower the world with actinides.

There may even be some people in the traditional hydrocarbon supply economy who recognize that their skills, capital, and attention could be invested in an atomic future. They might realize they would have more long term success by building capability in atomic energy than expending their resources drilling ever deeper holes in ever more challenging locations with ever increasing opposition from people who have determined that the atmosphere doesn't need an ever increasing quantity of hydrocarbon residues.

On Sunday, Jan 27, 2019, I gathered a group of people who are paying close attention to the incremental developments that are adding up to make it possible to deploy new and improved atomic energy systems.

The panel included:

Meredith Angwin - Author of Campaigning for Clean Air, Voices from Vermont Yankee, and an upcoming book titled Shorting the Grid.

Steve Aplin - blogger at Canadian Energy Issues

Dr. Ben Heard - founder and director at Bright New World

Jessica Lovering - Director of Energy at the Breakthrough Institute

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Voices for Vermont Yankee

Campaigning for Clean Air: Strategies for Pro-Nuclear Advocacy

Podcast: Energy Cast (LS 35 · TOP 3% what is this?)
Episode: 33 | Fissile Fuel | Lightbridge Corp.
Pub date: 2018-04-02

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We discuss a more efficient and safe nuclear fuel, as well as the future of waste and thorium with Lightbridge Corp. For pictures and additional info, visit http://www.energy-cast.com/33-lightbridge.html

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Podcast: 5 Live Science Podcast (LS 54 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)
Episode: Dr Karl
Pub date: 2018-11-08

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DR KARL discusses whether human saliva is a good cleaning agent? Also, are perpetual motion vehicles a realistic possibility and is thorium a cleaner alternative to nuclear power?

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Podcast: Peter Hill Explains
Episode: Chinese Thorium Nuclear Reactor
Pub date: 2018-07-17

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Thinking big, thinking vague, thinking early. A thought bubble on powering Indonesia with power sources of the future

http://lessonpeer.com/drhillteach/Chinese%20Thorium%20Nuclear%20Reactor.mp4

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Podcast: Still To Be Determined (LS 37 · TOP 2.5% what is this?)
Episode: 22: I... Am... THOR(ium)
Pub date: 2020-06-15

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Matt and Sean talk about what scares people about thorium reactors and nuclear energy, how to take the long view on difficult projects, and how to eat rice off your pants. We also chat about some more about TV recommendations during the pandemic, like Dead Wood, Homecoming, and more.

YouTube Episode: "Thorium explained - the future of cheap, clean energy?" https://youtu.be/ZLrt_38LR3A

Get in touch: https://undecidedmf.com/podcast-feedback

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Podcast: Elements (LS 52 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)
Episode: Thorium (Th)
Pub date: 2016-09-16

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This radioactive metal holds the promise of thousands of years of energy for the world. But is it really any cleaner or safer than traditional uranium-based nuclear power?

Chemistry Professor Andrea Sella of University College London takes the helm, as he speaks to no less than three nuclear physicists in his quest to discover whether thorium will deliver that godlike bolt of electricity, or just remain a nebulous dream.

Prof Bob Cywinski of the University of Sheffield is a fan, whereas Dr Arjun Makhijani of the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research is decidedly not.

Meanwhile India presses ahead with its now 60-year-old thorium energy programme, as former nuclear chief Anil Kakodkar explains.

(Picture: Human hand holding lightning; Credit: Sergey Nivens/Thinkstock)

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Podcast: GetYourNewsOnWithRon (LS 38 · TOP 2.5% what is this?)
Episode: 6-18-20: DACA, Taco Bell Canceled, Thorium Nuclear - A Good Nuclear? w/ Rick Shepherd
Pub date: 2020-06-18

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Former Congressional Candidate Rick Shepherd (NV-2) joins the show.

Topics:

-Taco Bell fires guy for wearing Black Lives Matter mask.

-Supreme Court rules for DACA.

-Rick makes the case for Thorium Nuclear as an energy solution.

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Podcast: WIRED Science: Space, Health, Biotech, and More (LS 37 · TOP 2.5% what is this?)
Episode: Andrew Yang Wants a Thorium Reactor by 2027. Good Luck, Buddy
Pub date: 2019-10-22

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Presidential candidates are in the business of making big promises, and few of the Democratic contenders for the 2020 nomination have promised more than Andrew Yang. An entrepreneur turned politico, Yang has styled himself as the techie’s candidate. His platform is defined by its embrace of high-tech solutions for a variety of social problems and earned him endorsements from Silicon Valley heavyweights like Elon Musk, Sam Altman, and Jack Dorsey.

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Podcast: The Peak Prosperity Podcast (LS 53 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)
Episode: Kirk Sorensen: The Future Of Energy?
Pub date: 2017-06-18

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A conversation with Chris Martenson and Kirk Sorensen. Kirk returns to the podcast this week to update us on the current state of thorium power.

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Podcast: Power Hour with Alex Epstein (LS 50 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)
Episode: Best of Power Hour: Kirk Sorensen on Thorium
Pub date: 2020-01-03

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With in-depth interviews of experts on controversies such as “green energy,” offshore drilling, “energy independence,” fossil fuels, etc, Power Hour seeks to help listeners get clear on these complex but vital issues. Every episode features a new guest, an extended interview/discussion, and a closing segment with my takeaways from the discussion.

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Podcast: Conversations With Joe (LS 49 · TOP 1% what is this?)
Episode: Is Thorium Our Energy Future?
Pub date: 2018-02-13

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I've been asked more times than I could count to do a video on Thorium reactors, specifically Liquid Fluoride Thorium Reactors.

There's a lot of conflicting information out there, but I tried my best to break down how nuclear energy works and why Thorium is different. Is it better? You be the judge.

Find the video and everything else at http://www.answerswithjoe.com

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Podcast: RNZ: Elemental (LS 36 · TOP 3% what is this?)
Episode: Thorium - potential source of cleaner nuclear energy
Pub date: 2019-11-21

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Named after Thor, the Norse God of Thunder, thorium could provide a cleaner source of nuclear power in the future, says Prof Allan Blackman from AUT in episode 85 of Elemental.

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Podcast: Our Changing World (LS 35 · TOP 3% what is this?)
Episode: Thorium - potential source of cleaner nuclear energy
Pub date: 2019-11-21

Notes from Listening Post:

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Named after Thor, the Norse God of Thunder, thorium could provide a cleaner source of nuclear power in the future, says Prof Allan Blackman from AUT in episode 85 of Elemental.

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Podcast: The Tom Woods Show (LS 66 · TOP 0.05% what is this?)
Episode: Ep. 1486 Want Abundant, Clean Energy? We Need Thorium, Not Wind or Solar
Pub date: 2019-09-06

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By popular demand, Kirk Sorensen joins me to discuss the energy potential of thorium, which can be tapped safely in overwhelming abundance and which solves every problem that troubles environmentalists.

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Podcast: What I Learned Today (LS 30 · TOP 10% what is this?)
Episode: Thorium Nuclear Power
Pub date: 2019-06-10

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Tommy discusses Thorium Nuclear power.

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Podcast: Beer and Conversation with Pigweed and Crowhill (LS 32 · TOP 5% what is this?)
Episode: What happened to Thorium energy?
Pub date: 2019-08-31

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The boys talk about Thorium power, but before they get into that, they try "Sour Me," a peach sherbet, sour beer from DuClaw.

A few years ago, everybody was all excited about Thorium energy. It's abundant, safe, you can't make bombs out of it. So what's the problem? Why aren't we investing in Thorium power?

The boys discuss nuclear energy in general, Thorium power, and why this is a better path than solar or "renewable" energies.

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Podcast: CyberWire Daily (LS 60 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)
Episode: Lazarus Group interested in thorium reactors? Disinformation by phishing. ZeroCleare wiper in the wild. NATO addresses cyber conflict. NotPetya litigation. Black market takedown.
Pub date: 2019-12-04

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North Korea’s Lazarus Group may have been looking for Indian reactor design information. A possible case of Russian influence operations, served up by phishing, is under investigation in the UK. The ZeroCleare wiper malware is out and active in the wild. NATO’s summit addresses cyber conflict, and a big NotPetya victim challenges insurers’ contentions that the malware was an act of war. And an international police action takes down a black market spyware souk. Michael Sechrist from Booz Allen Hamilton on security concerns with messaging apps like Slack. Guest is Roger Hale from YL Ventures on the changing role of the CISO when it comes to managing risk.

For links to all of today's stories check our our CyberWire daily news brief:

https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2019/December/CyberWire_2019_12_04.html

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Podcast: Patterson in Pursuit (LS 44 · TOP 1.5% what is this?)
Episode: Ep. 78 - The Case for Idealism | Dr. Bernardo Kastrup
Pub date: 2018-02-11

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Idealism

Season 2 is here! The show starts up again with a fantastic interview with Dr. Bernardo Kastrup about idealism.

I've spent a lot of time arguing against physicalism and for a kind of "reluctant dualist" worldview, but I've not explained my position on idealism. So, I brought Dr. Kastrup on the show to give his case that only mental stuff exists.

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Podcast: Havuhattu podcast
Episode: Jakso 14: Pihla Salminen
Pub date: 2018-11-30

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Pihla Salminen on bussintuoma helsinkiläinen ympäristötieteilijä ja -kasvattaja. Salmista kiehtoo kokonaisvaltainen luontosuhde, ja myös hänen lupaavasti alkanut tieteellinen työnsä suhtautuu luontosuhteen käsitteen ymmärtämiseen. Salmisen intohimon lähde on metsissä ja juurevassa musiikissa.

Tässä jaksossa istumme alas Vartiosaaren studioon puhumaan luontosuhteen lisäksi muun muassa eteläsuomalaisten metsien ja meren luonteesta, ympäristöahdistuksesta sekä laulun ja runon juurista.

Jaksossa mainittuja lähteitä:

Bernardo Kastrup - The Cognitive Short-Circuit of 'Artificial Consciousness': https://www.bernardokastrup.com/2015/04/cognitive-short-circuit-of-artificial-consciousness.html
Kudelma-verkosto: https://www.helsinki.fi/fi/tutkimusryhmat/kokonaisvaltainen-ja-kestava-systeeminen-muutos
Arne Næss: https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arne_N%C3%A6ss
George Sessions: https://rewilding.org/remembering-george-sessions/
Pihla Salminen & Henry Vistbacka: Odal (Wardruna-cover)
R. J. Beck, T. C. Cesario, A. Yousefi and H. Enamoto - Choral Singing, Performance Perception, and Immune System Changes in Salivary Immunoglobulin A and Cortisol: https://www.jstor.org/stable/40285902?&seq=1

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Podcast: Havuhattu podcast
Episode: Jakso 18: Ukko Kärkkäinen
Pub date: 2019-03-19

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Ukko Kärkkäinen on rovaniemeläislähtöinen tunnetietoisuustutkija, runoilija ja luontokuvaaja. Hän on tehnyt työuransa geofysiikan, analyyttisen kemian ja ennen eläköitymistään työelämän hyvinvoinnin kehittäjänä sekä johdon valmentajana. Kärkkäisen kiinnostus kohdistuu muun muassa traumojen purkuun, masennuksen lääkkeettömiin hoitoihin sekä tieteen ja henkisyyden yhdistämiseen. Hän on vuosikymmenten varrella kulkenut monilla kairoilla itsekseen ja sittemmin lastensa ja lastenlastensa kanssa.

Tässä jaksossa teemme Ukon kanssa todellisen syväsukelluksen vanhempiemme kokemuksiin, jotka edelleen elävät meissä. Jakson aikana selviää, miten Ukko on oppinut kääntämään hurjat elämänkokemuksensa iloksi ja kiitollisuudeksi. Hänen esimerkkinsä osoittaa, miten synkimpienkin vesien syvyyksistä voi löytää kohdan, josta ponnistaa takaisin pinnalle - vahvempana kuin koskaan.

Jaksossa mainittuja lähteitä:

Retkitukku: https://www.retkitukku.fi/

Ukon verkkosivut - Bonis Avibus: http://bonis-avibus.fi/

MTV: Suomen vanhin lumilauta - ehkä myös Euroopan: https://www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli/suomen-vanhin-lumilauta-ehka-myos-euroopan/1869398

Wikipedia - Murtuneet mielet: https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murtuneet_mielet

Yle Areena - Isien sota: https://areena.yle.fi/1-4299330

Yle Areena - Lyyli Arhipov veisaa itkuvirttä: https://areena.yle.fi/1-1286871

”Uutta luova masennus”? Tarina traumasta selviytymisestä, surusta ja rakkaudesta: https://bonis-avibus.fi/bonis-avibus/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Uutta-luova-masennus...-Ukko-K%C3%A4rkk%C3%A4isen-luento-versio-2019-03-06.pdf

Johann Hari - Mielen yhteydet: https://www.bazarkustannus.fi/kirja/mielen-yhteydet-3/

Ukon taideteos: https://www.facebook.com/HavuhattuPodcast/posts/2291910107519735

Shaktajooga tieteellisen tutkimuksen kohteena: https://shakta.fi/shaktajooga-tieteellisen-tutkimuksen-kohteena/

Harvard Health Publishing - Giving thanks can make you happier: https://www.health.harvard.edu/healthbeat/giving-thanks-can-make-you-happier

Liinanblogi - Jälkimaterialistinen tiede: https://liinanblogi.com/2016/10/31/materialismin-jalkeen-jalkimaterialismi/

Scientific American - Bernardo Kastrup: https://www.scientificamerican.com/author/bernardo-kastrup/

The Guardian - How to Change Your Mind: The New Science of Psychedelics by Michael Pollan: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/may/22/how-to-change-mind-new-science-psychedelics-michael-pollan-review

Bernardo Kastrup - Misreporting and Confirmation Bias in Psychedelic Research: https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/misreporting-and-confirmation-bias-in-psychedelic-research/

Wikipedia - William James: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_James

Terve.fi - Lääkäri Marja-Liisa Honkasalo: "Selittämättömiä kokemuksia ei pitäisi leimata huuhaaksi": https://www.terve.fi/artikkelit/marja-liisa-honkasalo-tata-aikaa-leimaa-henkisyyden-kaipuu

WikiDoc - Olga Kharitidi: https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Olga_Kharitidi

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Podcast: New Thinking Allowed Audio Podcast (LS 47 · TOP 1% what is this?)
Episode: InPresence 0171: Paraphrenia and the Alternatives with Jeffrey Mishlove
Pub date: 2020-07-02

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New Thinking Allowed host Jeffrey Mishlove, PhD, discusses events that seem, on the surface, to be so improbable that the people reporting them are sometimes described as being “paraphrenic” — suffering from psychotic delusions, even if they show no other symptoms of mental disorder. Such individuals have been guests on New Thinking Allowed. Jeffrey suggests that, alternatively, reality is more malleable than is commonly thought to be the case.

This is the first video to showcase the new introductory and closing sequences for New Thinking Allowed.

New Thinking Allowed host, Jeffrey Mishlove, PhD, is author of The Roots of Consciousness, Psi Development Systems, and The PK Man. Between 1986 and 2002 he hosted and co-produced the original Thinking Allowed public television series. He is the recipient of the only doctoral diploma in “parapsychology” ever awarded by an accredited university (University of California, Berkeley, 1980).

(Recorded on July 1, 2020)

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LINKS TO BOOKS MENTIONED IN THIS INTERVIEW:

John Alexander, UFOs: Myths, Conspiracies, and Realities – https://amzn.to/3gjnUCk

Malidoma Some, Of Water and the Spirit – https://amzn.to/2YNV46W

William S. Lyon, Spirit Talkers: North American Indian Medicine Powers – https://amzn.to/3ipmYhl

Bernardo Kastrup, Decoding Schopenhauer’s Metaphysics – https://amzn.to/36tQuxa

Paul Levy, The Quantum Revelation – https://amzn.to/2YdATzr

Jason Reza Jorjani, Lovers of Sophia – https://amzn.to/2QaO8wc

Rizwan Virk, The Simulation Hypothesis – https://amzn.to/31AMTwx

Jeffrey Mishlove, The Roots of Consciousness – https://amzn.to/3ggocd2

Jack Sarfatti, Destiny Matrix – https://amzn.to/3ipnwnp

Alexander Afriat, The Einstein, Podolsky, and Rosen Paradox – https://amzn.to/2YQCX0g

Reinhold Bertimann, Quantum [Un]speakables II: Half a Century of Bell’s Theorem – https://amzn.to/2YTq3yJ

Bernardo Kastrup, Why Materialism is Baloney – https://amzn.to/2TCSUEp

Cynthia Sue Larson, Reality Shifts: When Consciousness Changes The Physical World – https://amzn.to/3imNlEM

Whitley Strieber, A New World – https://amzn.to/2yA46K2

Rey Hernandez (Ed.), Beyond UFOs: The Science of Consciousness and Contact with Non Human Intelligence – https://amzn.to/2NMfM0X

Philip Pullman, The Secret Commonwealth – https://amzn.to/3dRE18q

C. B. Scott Jones & Angela Smith, Voices From the Cosmos – https://amzn.to/31A2VH6

Angela Smith, Diary of an Abduction – https://amzn.to/2An97XV

Jeffrey Mishlove, The PK Man – https://amzn.to/3ec2cjc

Steven Pinker, Enlightenment Now – https://amzn.to/3ioNPKo

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Decoding Schopenhauer’s Metaphysics: The Key to Understanding How It Solves the Hard Problem of Consciousness and the Paradoxes of Quantum Mechanics

Diary of an Abduction: A Scientist Probes the Enigma of Her Alien Contact

Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress

The PK Man: A True Story of Mind Over Matter

Why Materialism Is Baloney: How True Skeptics Know There Is No Death and Fathom Answers to life, the Universe, and Everything

Spirit Talkers: North American Indian Medicine Powers

Reality Shifts: When Consciousness Changes the Physical World

The Book of Dust: The Secret Commonwealth (Book of Dust, Volume 2)

UFOs: Myths, Conspiracies, and Realities

Voices From the Cosmos

Destiny Matrix

Quantum [Un]Speakables II: Half a Century of Bell's Theorem (The Frontiers Collection)

Lovers of Sophia

Quantum Revelation: A Radical Synthesis of Science and Spirituality

Beyond UFOs: The Science of Consciousness & Contact with Non Human Intelligence (VOLUME ONE)

Of Water and Spirit: Ritual Magic and Initiation in the Life of an African Shaman

A New World

The Simulation Hypothesis: An MIT Computer Scientist Shows Why AI, Quantum Physics and Eastern Mystics All Agree We Are In a Video Game

The Einstein, Podolsky, and Rosen Paradox in Atomic, Nuclear, and Particle Physics (And Population Analysis)

The Roots of Consciousness: Psychic Liberation Through History, Science, and Experience

Podcast: New Thinking Allowed Audio Podcast (LS 47 · TOP 1% what is this?)
Episode: Potential Alien Telepathic Communication with Angela Thompson Smith
Pub date: 2020-07-06

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Angela Thompson Smith, PhD, is a founding board member of the International Remote Viewing Association. She is author of Seer: Thirty Years of Remote Viewing, Tactical Remote Viewing, Remote Perceptions, and Diary of an Abduction: A Scientist Probes the Enigma of Her Alien Contact. She is coauthor, with C. B. Scott Jones, PhD, of Voices From the Cosmos. Her website is https://mindwiseconsulting.com/

Here she describes a year long project, paid for by a consulting client, in which she endeavored to establish telepathic communication with a variety of non-human, presumably extra-terrestrial or extra-dimensional, entities. Admittedly, the results of this effort are highly speculative. However, she was surprised at how extraordinarily real the experience felt. A spreadsheet describing the characteristics of 32 different alien races is available at no cost here: http://www.newthinkingallowed.com/AlienTraits.xlsx

New Thinking Allowed host, Jeffrey Mishlove, PhD, is author of The Roots of Consciousness, Psi Development Systems, and The PK Man. Between 1986 and 2002 he hosted and co-produced the original Thinking Allowed public television series. He is the recipient of the only doctoral diploma in “parapsychology” ever awarded by an accredited university (University of California, Berkeley, 1980).

(Recorded on June 5, 2020)

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Paul H. Smith, Reading the Enemy’s Mind – https://amzn.to/3cMlJVH

Lyn Buchanan, The Seventh Sense – https://amzn.to/30sop8g

Angela Thompson Smith, Diary of an Abduction: A Scientist Probes the Enigma of Her Alien Contact – https://amzn.to/2UvFM4c

Angela Thompson Smith, Seer: Thirty Years of Remote Viewing – https://amzn.to/3fa2w1z

Angela Thompson Smith, Tactical Remote Viewing – https://amzn.to/2BTFaiw

Angela Thompson Smith, Remote Perceptions – https://amzn.to/30sgp7b

Whitley Strieber, Communion – https://amzn.to/2UwdhDv

Charles James Hall, Millennial Hospitality – https://amzn.to/2Akv2yI

Robin W. WInks, Laurance S. Rockefeller: Catalyst for Conservation – https://amzn.to/2Yg23UQ

G. Wayne Miller, An Uncommon Man: The Life and Times of Senator Claiborne Pell – https://amzn.to/2BUwhVZ

Charles James Hall, Walking With the Tall Whites – https://amzn.to/3dQdPvJ Ed Dames, Tell Me What You See – https://amzn.to/2UxwtAK

Ingo Swann, To Kiss Earth Goodbye – https://amzn.to/3f2STlo

Ingo Swann, Penetration – https://amzn.to/2Uvbz5A

Jacques Vallee, Dimensions: A Casebook of Alien Contact – https://amzn.to/3f8Yerb

Ardy Sixkiller Clarke, Space Age Indians: Their Encounters with the Blue Men, Reptilians, and Other Star People – https://amzn.to/30uWSTI

Ardy Sixkiller Clarke, More Encounters With Star People – https://amzn.to/3fa3UkN

Anne and Whitley Strieber, The Afterlife Revolution – https://amzn.to/30FmqxJ

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Voices From the Cosmos

DIMENSIONS: A Casebook of Alien Contact

Millennial Hospitality

Afterlife Revolution

Reading the Enemy's Mind: Inside Star Gate: America's Psychic Espionage Program

Penetration: Special Edition: The Question of Extraterrestrial and Human Telepathy

Tell Me What You See: Remote Viewing Cases from the World's Premier Psychic Spy

Space Age Indians: Their Encounters with the Blue Men, Reptilians, and Other Star People

Tactical Remote Viewing

Communion: A True Story

Decoding Schopenhauer’s Metaphysics: The Key to Understanding How It Solves the Hard Problem of Consciousness and the Paradoxes of Quantum Mechanics

Remote Perceptions: Out-of-Body Experiences, Remote Viewing, and Other Normal Abilities: Foreword by Ingo Swann

Diary of an Abduction: A Scientist Probes the Enigma of Her Alien Contact

SEER: 30 Years of Remote Viewing....and Counting

The PK Man: A True Story of Mind Over Matter

Laurance S. Rockefeller: Catalyst For Conservation

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More Encounters with Star People: Urban American Indians Tells Their Stories

The Seventh Sense: The Secrets of Remote Viewing as Told by a "Psychic Spy" for the U.S. Military

To Kiss Earth Goodbye

An Uncommon Man: The Life and Times of Senator Claiborne Pell

Podcast: Provocative Enlightenment Radio (LS 35 · TOP 3% what is this?)
Episode: Metaphysical Speculations with Dr. Bernardo Kastrup
Pub date: 2015-11-04

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Join Eldon and Bernardo in a conversation about the multi-faceted exploration and critique of the human condition as it is presently manifested. Their conversation will be based upon Dr. Kastrup’s book, “Brief Peeks Beyond.” They will address science and philosophy, explore the underlying nature of reality, the state of our society and culture, the influence of the mainstream media, the nature of free will, neuroscience, skepticism and a number of other topics. Don’t miss this show!

Bernardo Kastrup has a Ph.D. in Computer Engineering with specializations in AI & reconfigurable computing. He has worked as scientist in some of the world’s foremost research labs, including the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) and the Philips Research Laboratories where the Casimir Effect of Quantum Field Theory was discovered. He has authored five philosophy books: Rationalist Spirituality, Dreamed up Reality, Meaning in Absurdity, Why Materialism Is Baloney, and Brief Peeks Beyond.

To learn more about Provocative Enlightenment Radio, go to www.provocativeenlightenment.com

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Podcast: Skeptiko – Science at the Tipping Point (LS 55 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)
Episode: Science and philosophy gave him something he never thought he’d find… respect for religion |312|
Pub date: 2016-04-26

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Dr. Bernardo Kastrup explores his new found respect for religious myths in, More Than Allegory.

photo by: Bernardo Kastrup

Today we welcome Dr. Bernard Kastrup back to skeptiko to talk about his new book, More Than Allegory. In the book, Kastrup explores the potential for religious myths to propel us beyond the ordinary:

Dr. Bernardo Kastrup: Authentic religious myths can bring us beyond the constraints of this [reality]. That’s what they’re pointing to. They’re pointing at something beyond linear logic; beyond space and time; beyond the constraints that we willingly adopt in our ordinary relationship with reality. We shouldn’t give those constraints up but I think we shouldn’t lose, willingly, our only umbilical connection to something that goes beyond that either.

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Alex Tsakiris: Tell us about this book, More Than Allegory, and the basic premise behind it.

Dr. Bernardo Kastrup: It’s an exploration of religion and what value it may have for us individually and for society at large. One of the key questions I look into in the book: is there any truth value to religion? Is there any way in which religion expresses truth at some level–in some form? If there isn’t, then there is no point anyway. I think there is. And that’s one of the things I explore in the book.

Alex Tsakiris: Do you think that this culture war issue regarding religion is where it was 10 years ago? I push this sometimes and people push back. And I’ve started to hear a truth in their push back in saying, you know what, we’ve moved on. Richard Dawkins isn’t a hot topic anymore. Atheists seem more silly to more people. Have we moved on as a society, as a culture, a little past this ‘religion is stupid’ [idea]?

Dr. Bernardo Kastrup: I think there are fashions. And maybe the fashion has changed. Maybe it’s no longer fashionable to bash religion like Richard Dawkins and others used to do, and still do by the way. Maybe they’re not taken as seriously as they were taken before. But the question is, aside from the fashion, aside from the outspoken, militant cultural dialogue, what about our personal relationship with religion? I don’t think that’s been reviewed sufficiently. There’s a much faster, much broader advancement of a kind of aloofness towards religion than the advancement of fundamentalism. I think people are becoming more disconnected from this primordial religious impulse that belongs in the human race, and I think that’s much more worrying than whatever fashionable or cultural militant debate that might be or not be going on right now. It’s about our inner lives at the end of the day. What I see is that people are losing more of their sense of meaning and transcendence. These are the things we get from a healthy relationship with religious myths.

Dr. Bernardo Kastrup: I think no one should be interested in religion just because it comforts us at night; because the moment you’re interested in religion for that reason alone,

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Podcast: Adventures Through The Mind (LS 50 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)
Episode: The Metaphysics Of Consciousness w/ Bernardo Kastrupt ~ Ep 50
Pub date: 2017-06-23

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What is Consciousness? Is it unique to human cognition or is it universal and permeating all things? Is it an epiphenomenon of brain activity or a universal constant? Do all things 'have' consciousness or are they 'of', 'in', or 'by' consciousness? Who and what are we, humankind, in the grander process of Consciousness itself? What is the nature of this whole "Reality" game?

For the 50th episode of Adventures Through The Mind podcast, we welcome philosopher Bernardo Kastrup onto the show to address these questions and more. For Full Show Notes & Links: bit.ly/ATTMind50

Bernardo Kastrup has a Ph.D. in computer engineering with specializations in artificial intelligence and reconfigurable computing. He has worked as a scientist in some of the world's foremost research laboratories, including the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) and the Philips Research Laboratories (where the "Casimir Effect" of Quantum Field Theory was discovered). He has authored many academic papers and books on philosophy and science. Support The Show: Patreon PayPal Donation Episode Breakdown * Building conscious machines. * What is consciousness? * The hard problem of Consciousness. * It's not Panpsychism. * Do rocks and trees have consciousness? How about weather patterns and neurons? * Differentiating 'conscious experience' from 'consciousness'. * The subjectivity of objective reality. * God suffers from dissociated identity disorder. * Autonomous human awareness, nestled in consciousness. * Filtering the mind at large. * The relationship between brain activity and subjective inner life. * What psychedelics show us about the nature of conscious awareness and brain activity. * Metacognition and the default mode network. * Physicalism as a neurotic defense mechanism.

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Podcast: The Python Podcast.__init__ (LS 46 · TOP 1% what is this?)
Episode: Nuclear Engineering with Dr. Katy Huff
Pub date: 2017-06-24

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Summary Access to affordable and consistent electricity is one of the big challenges facing our modern society. Nuclear energy is one answer because of its reliable output and carbon-free operation. To make this energy accessible to a larger portion of the global population further reasearch and innovation in reactor design and fuel sources is necessary, and that is where Python can help. This week Dr. Katy Huff talks about the research that she is doing, the problems facing the nuclear industry, and how she uses Python to make it happen.

Preface * Hello and welcome to Podcast.__init__, the podcast about Python and the people who make it great. * I would like to thank everyone who supports us on Patreon. Your contributions help to make the show sustainable. * When you’re ready to launch your next project you’ll need somewhere to deploy it. Check out Linode at www.podastinit.com/linode?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss and get a $20 credit to try out their fast and reliable Linux virtual servers for running your awesome app. * Visit the site to subscribe to the show, sign up for the newsletter, read the show notes, and get in touch. * To help other people find the show please leave a review on iTunes, or Google Play Music, tell your friends and co-workers, and share it on social media. * Your host as usual is Tobias Macey and today I’m interviewing Dr. Katy Huff about using Python for nuclear engineering

Interview * Introductions * How did you get introduced to Python? * Can you start by explaining what nuclear engineering is and give some examples of current research in the field? * The most widely used and recognized form of nuclear plant is the light water reactor, which, to my understanding, is also the most susceptible to melt-downs and release of radioactive material carried by escaped steam. What are some of the reactor types that are currently being researched to improve safety and efficiency? * One of the major policy and logistics issues regarding nuclear power plants is the problem of how to handle spent fuel rods. What are some of the methods that are being researched to solve this problem? * In your PyCon presentation you mentioned the Cyclus and PyNE projects as tools that you use in your research. Can you provide a brief overview of each and explain how you use them? * What are some of the most pressing issues in nuclear engineering and how are you leveraging Python to help with addressing them? * How does open source software relate to open science, and how do they impact the impact the ways that research is performed? * What are some of the current or future developments in nuclear engineering that you are most excited about?

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Links * Plasma * Nuclear Energy * Thorium * Uranium * Molten Salt Reactor * Spent fuel rods * Yucca Mountain * Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing * Sodium Cooled Fast Reactor * PyCon Keynote * PyNE * Cyclus * Anthony Scopatz * Moose Framework * Partial Differential Equations * REPL (Read Eval Print Loop) * Stellarator * Toroidal Fusion Device * Journal of Open Source Software (JOSS) * American Nuclear Society * NEI * IAEA

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Atomic Adventures: Secret Islands, Forgotten N-Rays, and Isotopic Murder: A Journey into the Wild World of Nuclear Science

Atomic Awakening: A New Look At The History And Future Of Nuclear Power

Atomic Accidents

Podcast: Skeptoid (LS 66 · TOP 0.05% what is this?)
Episode: Skeptoid #555: Thorium Reactors: Fact and Fiction
Pub date: 2017-01-24

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Thorium

These next-generation reactors have attracted a nearly cultish following. Here are the real facts.

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